The surname Wishon
A surname, carried by 1,352 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex W250
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,352 people named Wishon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 228,362 Americans. That is down 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,390.
#19,878
rank among US surnames
1,352
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
-2.7%
change since 2000 (was #18,373)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19,878 | Jacobowitz | 1,352 | 228,362 |
| #19,885 | Farabaugh | 1,351 | 228,531 |
Who is named Wishon
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Wishon identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 92%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
- Two or more races 1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Questions
- How common is the surname Wishon?
- 1,352 people in the United States had the surname Wishon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,362 Americans. It ranked 19,878th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Wishon?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Wishon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Wishon getting more or less common?
- Less common. 1,390 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,352 in 2010, down 2.7%.