How common is the surname Wolverton?

3,711 people in the United States had the surname Wolverton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,197 Americans. It ranked 8,828th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wolverton?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Wolverton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wolverton?

Dave Wolverton, American speculative fiction writer (1957-2022).

Where is the surname Wolverton most common?

Wikidata records people named Wolverton in the United States.

Is the surname Wolverton getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,786 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,711 in 2010, down 2.0%.

The surname Wolverton

A surname, carried by 3,711 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wolverton is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,711 people named Wolverton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,197 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,786.

#8,828

rank among US surnames

3,711

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-2%

change since 2000 (was #8,069)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,822	Molitor	3,712	83,175
#8,828	Wolverton	3,711	83,197
#8,832	Mistry	3,710	83,220
#8,834	Stiltner	3,709	83,242

Who is named Wolverton

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

93% of people named Wolverton identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wolvertons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dave Wolverton
American speculative fiction writer (1957-2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wolverton

Wolverton has the Soundex code W416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W416.

Questions

How common is the surname Wolverton?: 3,711 people in the United States had the surname Wolverton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,197 Americans. It ranked 8,828th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wolverton?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Wolverton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wolverton?: Dave Wolverton, American speculative fiction writer (1957-2022).
Where is the surname Wolverton most common?: Wikidata records people named Wolverton in the United States.
Is the surname Wolverton getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,786 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,711 in 2010, down 2.0%.