How common is the surname Wyeth?

650 people in the United States had the surname Wyeth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 474,993 Americans. It ranked 34,758th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wyeth?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wyeth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wyeth?

Andrew Wyeth, American visual artist (1917–2009), followed by N. C. Wyeth.

Where is the surname Wyeth most common?

Wikidata records people named Wyeth in the United States.

Is the surname Wyeth getting more or less common?

More common. 593 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 650 in 2010, up 9.6%.

The surname Wyeth

A surname, carried by 650 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wyeth is more common than 78.6% of them.

Origin

Unknown.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 650 people named Wyeth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 474,993 Americans. That is up 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 593.

#34,758

rank among US surnames

650

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+9.6%

change since 2000 (was #35,797)

Who is named Wyeth

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

96% of people named Wyeth identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wyeths

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andrew Wyeth
American visual artist (1917–2009)
N. C. Wyeth
American illustrator and painter (1882–1945)
Katya Wyeth
American actress, born 1948
Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth
American explorer and inventor (1802-1856)

Questions

Where does the surname Wyeth come from?: Unknown.
How common is the surname Wyeth?: 650 people in the United States had the surname Wyeth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 474,993 Americans. It ranked 34,758th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wyeth?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wyeth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wyeth?: Andrew Wyeth, American visual artist (1917–2009), followed by N. C. Wyeth.
Where is the surname Wyeth most common?: Wikidata records people named Wyeth in the United States.
Is the surname Wyeth getting more or less common?: More common. 593 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 650 in 2010, up 9.6%.