How common is the surname Wiseman?

19,439 people in the United States had the surname Wiseman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,883 Americans. It ranked 1,845th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wiseman?

Reid Wiseman, American astronaut, followed by Len Wiseman.

Where is the surname Wiseman most common?

Wikidata records people named Wiseman in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Wiseman getting more or less common?

More common. 18,813 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,439 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Wiseman

A surname, carried by 19,439 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wiseman is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,439 people named Wiseman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,883 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,813.

#1,845

rank among US surnames

19,439

people in 2010

6.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,745)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,836	Layton	19,504	15,830
#1,837	Gaston	19,502	15,831
#1,838	Goodrich	19,487	15,844
#1,839	Prater	19,484	15,846
#1,840	Burger	19,480	15,849
#1,841	Toledo	19,474	15,854
#1,842	Lovett	19,471	15,857

Who is named Wiseman

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

89% of people named Wiseman identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wisemans

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Reid Wiseman
American astronaut, born 1975
Len Wiseman
American film director, born 1973
Frederick Wiseman
American documentary filmmaker (1930-2026)
James Wiseman
American basketball player (born 2001)
Mary Wiseman
American actress, born 1985
Jennifer Wiseman
American astronomer, born 1901
Malcolm Wiseman
Basketball player (1913–1993)
Tina Wiseman
American actress (1965-2005)
Debbie Wiseman
British composer for film and television (born 1963)
Mac Wiseman
American musician (1925–2019)
Kevin Weisman
American Theatre, Film and Television Actor., born 1970

Notable Wisemans come mostly from the United States (9), Canada (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wiseman

Wiseman has the Soundex code W255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W255.

Questions

How common is the surname Wiseman?: 19,439 people in the United States had the surname Wiseman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,883 Americans. It ranked 1,845th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wiseman?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Wiseman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wiseman?: Reid Wiseman, American astronaut, followed by Len Wiseman.
Where is the surname Wiseman most common?: Wikidata records people named Wiseman in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Wiseman getting more or less common?: More common. 18,813 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,439 in 2010, up 3.3%.