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    The surname Wilmington

    A surname, carried by 344 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈwɪlmɪŋtən/ 3 syllables Soundex W455

    Wilmington: #58,876 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Wilmington #58,876, 344 people Wilmington: #58,876 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Wilmington #58,876, 344 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilmington is more common than 63.7% of them.

    Origin

    Meaning "Wilhelm's estate", from Wilhelm + Old English -ing (“belonging to”) + Old English tūn (“homestead, settlement”)

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 344 people named Wilmington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 897,516 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 305.

    #58,876
    rank among US surnames
    344
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.8%
    change since 2000 (was #61,544)

    Who is named Wilmington

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

    48% of people named Wilmington identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 48%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 45%
    • Two or more races 5.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wilmington

    Wilmington has the Soundex code W455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W455.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Wilmington come from?
    Meaning "Wilhelm's estate", from Wilhelm + Old English -ing (“belonging to”) + Old English tūn (“homestead, settlement”)
    How common is the surname Wilmington?
    344 people in the United States had the surname Wilmington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 897,516 Americans. It ranked 58,876th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wilmington?
    In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Wilmington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Wilmington?
    Wilmington is /ˈwɪlmɪŋtən/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Wilmington getting more or less common?
    More common. 305 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 344 in 2010, up 13%.