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    The surname Wilmès

    A surname, carried by 2,116 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex W452

    Wilmès: #14,191 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wilmès #14,191, 2,116 people Wilmès: #14,191 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wilmès #14,191, 2,116 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilmès is more common than 91.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,116 people named Wilmès in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,910 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,828.

    #14,191
    rank among US surnames
    2,116
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.8%
    change since 2000 (was #14,862)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,184Pusateri2,117145,841
    #14,191Majano2,116145,910
    #14,197Riggio2,115145,979

    Who is named Wilmès

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Wilmès identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wilmèss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sophie Wilmès
      Belgian politician, born 1975

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wilmès

    Wilmès has the Soundex code W452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W452.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Wilmès?
    2,116 people in the United States had the surname Wilmès in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,910 Americans. It ranked 14,191st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wilmès?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wilmès identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Wilmès?
    Sophie Wilmès, Belgian politician.
    Where is the surname Wilmès most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wilmès in Belgium.
    Is the surname Wilmès getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,828 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,116 in 2010, up 16%.