How common is the surname Wirt?

2,382 people in the United States had the surname Wirt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. It ranked 12,904th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wirt?

William Wirt, American author and statesman and United States Attorney General (1772–1834).

Where is the surname Wirt most common?

Wikidata records people named Wirt in the United States.

Is the surname Wirt getting more or less common?

More common. 2,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,382 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Wirt

A surname, carried by 2,382 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wirt is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,382 people named Wirt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,240.

#12,904

rank among US surnames

2,382

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,667)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,897	Dedrick	2,384	129,507
#12,900	Jacobus	2,383	129,562
#12,904	Leist	2,382	129,616

Who is named Wirt

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

90% of people named Wirt identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wirts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Wirt
American author and statesman and United States Attorney General (1772–1834)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wirt

Wirt has the Soundex code W630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W630.

Questions

How common is the surname Wirt?: 2,382 people in the United States had the surname Wirt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. It ranked 12,904th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wirt?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Wirt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wirt?: William Wirt, American author and statesman and United States Attorney General (1772–1834).
Where is the surname Wirt most common?: Wikidata records people named Wirt in the United States.
Is the surname Wirt getting more or less common?: More common. 2,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,382 in 2010, up 6.3%.