How Common Is the Last Name Williams?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Williams today

1,799,518

Ranked #3 of 162,254 published surnames · 550.97 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 1,625,252 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

45.75%

Black

47.68%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.46%

Hispanic

2.49%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.