How Common Is the Last Name Wise?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Wise today

76,010

Ranked #485 of 162,254 published surnames · 23.27 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 68,649 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

78.63%

Black

15.55%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.58%

Hispanic

2.38%

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