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    The surname Wygant

    A surname, carried by 1,061 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W253

    Wygant: #23,817 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Wygant #23,817, 1,061 people Wygant: #23,817 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Wygant #23,817, 1,061 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wygant is more common than 85.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,061 people named Wygant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,038.

    #23,817
    rank among US surnames
    1,061
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.2%
    change since 2000 (was #22,999)

    Who is named Wygant

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

    96% of people named Wygant identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Wygant?
    1,061 people in the United States had the surname Wygant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. It ranked 23,817th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wygant?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wygant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Wygant getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,061 in 2010, up 2.2%.