How common is the surname Wyss?

2,102 people in the United States had the surname Wyss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,882 Americans. It ranked 14,257th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wyss?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wyss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Wyss most common?

Wikidata records people named Wyss in the United States.

Is the surname Wyss getting more or less common?

More common. 2,059 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,102 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Wyss

A surname, carried by 2,102 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wyss is more common than 91.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,102 people named Wyss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 146,882 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,059.

#14,257

rank among US surnames

2,102

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,536)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,248	Przybylski	2,104	146,742
#14,252	Buttram	2,103	146,812
#14,257	Seyler	2,102	146,882
#14,264	Puls	2,101	146,952

Who is named Wyss

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

95% of people named Wyss identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wysss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amanda Wyss
American actress, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wyss

Wyss has the Soundex code W200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W200.

Questions

How common is the surname Wyss?: 2,102 people in the United States had the surname Wyss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,882 Americans. It ranked 14,257th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wyss?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wyss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wyss?: Amanda Wyss, American actress.
Where is the surname Wyss most common?: Wikidata records people named Wyss in the United States.
Is the surname Wyss getting more or less common?: More common. 2,059 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,102 in 2010, up 2.1%.