How common is the surname Wyatt?

52,211 people in the United States had the surname Wyatt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,913 Americans. It ranked 653rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wyatt?

Jane Wyatt, American actress (1910–2006), followed by Kimberly Wyatt.

Where is the surname Wyatt most common?

Wikidata records people named Wyatt in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

How do you pronounce Wyatt?

Wyatt is /ˈwaɪ.ət/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Wyatt getting more or less common?

More common. 50,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 52,211 in 2010, up 2.6%.

Is Wyatt also a first name?

Yes. Wyatt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wyatt

An English patronymic surname, carried by 52,211 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwaɪ.ət/ 2 syllables Soundex W300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wyatt is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Wigheard, from wīg (“war”) + heard (“hard, brave”), later also used as a Middle English diminutive of the names Guy and William.

Wyatt is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 52,211 people named Wyatt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,913 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 50,874.

#653

rank among US surnames

52,211

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #604)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#644	Villa	52,817	5,846
#645	Abbott	52,739	5,854
#646	Allison	52,701	5,858
#647	Tapia	52,651	5,864
#648	Gates	52,569	5,873
#649	Chase	52,481	5,883
#650	Sosa	52,457	5,886

Who is named Wyatt

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

76% of people named Wyatt identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wyatts

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jane Wyatt
American actress (1910–2006)
Kimberly Wyatt
American dancer and choreographer, born 1982
Ron Wyatt
American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
Paul Wyatt
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1907-1970)
Matthew Digby Wyatt
British architect and art historian (1820–1877)
Addie L. Wyatt
American labor leader (1924–2012)
Wendell Wyatt
American politician (1917–2009)
Bill Wyatt
Australian basketball player, born 1938

Notable Wyatts come mostly from the United States (6), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Whyatt

Surnames that sound like Wyatt

Watt

Wyatt has the Soundex code W300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wyatt come from?: Ultimately from the Old English personal name Wigheard, from wīg (“war”) + heard (“hard, brave”), later also used as a Middle English diminutive of the names Guy and William.
How common is the surname Wyatt?: 52,211 people in the United States had the surname Wyatt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,913 Americans. It ranked 653rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wyatt?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Wyatt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wyatt?: Jane Wyatt, American actress (1910–2006), followed by Kimberly Wyatt.
Where is the surname Wyatt most common?: Wikidata records people named Wyatt in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.
How do you pronounce Wyatt?: Wyatt is /ˈwaɪ.ət/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Wyatt?: Wyatt is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Wyatt getting more or less common?: More common. 50,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 52,211 in 2010, up 2.6%.
What are other spellings of Wyatt?: Whyatt.
Is Wyatt also a first name?: Yes. Wyatt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.