How common is the surname Works?

2,934 people in the United States had the surname Works in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,230 Americans. It ranked 10,857th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Works?

John D. Works, American judge (1847–1928).

Where is the surname Works most common?

Wikidata records people named Works in the United States.

Is the surname Works getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,934 in 2010, down 3.2%.

The surname Works

A surname, carried by 2,934 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Works is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,934 people named Works in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,230 Americans. That is down 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,032.

#10,857

rank among US surnames

2,934

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-3.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,835)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,851	Henriksen	2,935	105,194
#10,857	Munday	2,934	105,230
#10,860	Messmer	2,933	105,266
#10,866	Owsley	2,932	105,302

Who is named Works

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

60% of people named Works identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 33%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Workss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John D. Works
American judge (1847–1928)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Works

Work

Works has the Soundex code W620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W620.

Questions

How common is the surname Works?: 2,934 people in the United States had the surname Works in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,230 Americans. It ranked 10,857th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Works?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Works identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Works?: John D. Works, American judge (1847–1928).
Where is the surname Works most common?: Wikidata records people named Works in the United States.
Is the surname Works getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,934 in 2010, down 3.2%.