Last Names That Start With W
These last names that start with W come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 5,251 surnames beginning with W; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Only two US surnames outrank Williams. Wilson, White and Walker follow closely, and W has 5,251 surnames overall.
Short, plain words dominate here. Ward, Wood and West are one syllable each, which makes them easy to hear and spell. Wright has a silent W, a small trap for new spellers.
Because Williams and Wilson are so common, family research needs extra detail. Wood sometimes picks up a final S in records, so check both forms.
- Surnames starting with W
- 5,251
- Most common
- Williams 1,534,042 people
- National rank of the top one
- #3
100 most common last names that start with W
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | #3 | 1,534,042 |
| 2 | Wilson | #10 | 783,051 |
| 3 | White | #20 | 639,515 |
| 4 | Walker | #28 | 501,307 |
| 5 | Wright | #34 | 440,367 |
| 6 | Ward | #71 | 254,121 |
| 7 | Wood | #75 | 247,299 |
| 8 | Watson | #76 | 242,432 |
| 9 | Wallace | #113 | 190,760 |
| 10 | West | #115 | 188,464 |
| 11 | Wells | #131 | 170,635 |
| 12 | Woods | #133 | 168,814 |
| 13 | Webb | #137 | 163,481 |
| 14 | Washington | #138 | 163,036 |
| 15 | Wagner | #152 | 154,516 |
| 16 | Warren | #166 | 147,906 |
| 17 | Weaver | #179 | 138,811 |
| 18 | Willis | #216 | 125,627 |
| 19 | Watkins | #222 | 122,447 |
| 20 | Wheeler | #223 | 121,684 |
| 21 | Williamson | #245 | 112,216 |
| 22 | Weber | #252 | 107,866 |
| 23 | Welch | #259 | 105,804 |
| 24 | Walters | #262 | 104,281 |
| 25 | Walsh | #265 | 103,216 |
| 26 | Wong | #277 | 99,392 |
| 27 | Wade | #297 | 92,834 |
| 28 | Watts | #324 | 86,228 |
| 29 | Wolfe | #337 | 83,112 |
| 30 | Warner | #344 | 81,824 |
| 31 | Walton | #414 | 70,997 |
| 32 | Webster | #418 | 70,123 |
| 33 | Wolf | #427 | 68,905 |
| 34 | Wang | #438 | 67,570 |
| 35 | Wise | #445 | 66,738 |
| 36 | Waters | #455 | 65,817 |
| 37 | Weiss | #531 | 56,153 |
| 38 | Wilkins | #532 | 56,068 |
| 39 | Wilcox | #546 | 54,987 |
| 40 | Wall | #557 | 54,401 |
| 41 | Whitaker | #558 | 54,343 |
| 42 | Wilkinson | #576 | 52,483 |
| 43 | Wyatt | #604 | 50,874 |
| 44 | Wiggins | #641 | 48,355 |
| 45 | Walter | #651 | 47,615 |
| 46 | Wiley | #653 | 47,503 |
| 47 | Ware | #667 | 46,682 |
| 48 | Wilkerson | #670 | 46,605 |
| 49 | Wu | #683 | 45,815 |
| 50 | Woodard | #696 | 44,830 |
| 51 | Winters | #712 | 43,762 |
| 52 | Whitehead | #721 | 43,310 |
| 53 | Weeks | #764 | 41,053 |
| 54 | Walls | #801 | 39,166 |
| 55 | Woodward | #875 | 36,242 |
| 56 | Waller | #904 | 35,001 |
| 57 | Werner | #931 | 34,352 |
| 58 | Whitney | #934 | 34,251 |
| 59 | Witt | #1,020 | 31,360 |
| 60 | Workman | #1,029 | 31,151 |
| 61 | Winter | #1,043 | 30,721 |
| 62 | Wooten | #1,060 | 30,185 |
| 63 | Wilder | #1,067 | 30,023 |
| 64 | Welsh | #1,097 | 29,217 |
| 65 | Whitfield | #1,125 | 28,475 |
| 66 | Wynn | #1,142 | 28,048 |
| 67 | Wills | #1,143 | 28,036 |
| 68 | Womack | #1,194 | 26,890 |
| 69 | Webber | #1,228 | 26,178 |
| 70 | Whitley | #1,236 | 26,078 |
| 71 | Woodruff | #1,258 | 25,626 |
| 72 | Worley | #1,271 | 25,407 |
| 73 | Weston | #1,308 | 24,679 |
| 74 | Walden | #1,343 | 24,122 |
| 75 | Whalen | #1,377 | 23,642 |
| 76 | Whaley | #1,484 | 22,000 |
| 77 | Winkler | #1,505 | 21,783 |
| 78 | Wesley | #1,512 | 21,734 |
| 79 | Winn | #1,532 | 21,566 |
| 80 | Wolff | #1,543 | 21,321 |
| 81 | Willard | #1,557 | 21,183 |
| 82 | Waddell | #1,576 | 20,885 |
| 83 | Winston | #1,605 | 20,537 |
| 84 | Whitman | #1,656 | 19,827 |
| 85 | Westbrook | #1,660 | 19,781 |
| 86 | Wilhelm | #1,666 | 19,664 |
| 87 | Washburn | #1,685 | 19,505 |
| 88 | Wiseman | #1,745 | 18,813 |
| 89 | Weir | #1,767 | 18,588 |
| 90 | Woody | #1,825 | 18,069 |
| 91 | Wilkes | #1,856 | 17,797 |
| 92 | Waite | #1,892 | 17,415 |
| 93 | William | #1,923 | 17,164 |
| 94 | Whittington | #1,924 | 17,163 |
| 95 | Weller | #1,951 | 16,916 |
| 96 | Waldron | #1,952 | 16,908 |
| 97 | Whitlock | #2,003 | 16,603 |
| 98 | Woodson | #2,014 | 16,496 |
| 99 | Whitt | #2,016 | 16,488 |
| 100 | Whittaker | #2,023 | 16,441 |
Short last names that start with W
- Ward
- Wood
- West
- Webb
- Wong
- Wade
- Wolf
- Wang
- Wise
- Wall
- Ware
- Wu
- Witt
- Wynn
- Winn
- Weir
- Watt
- Wray
- Way
- Will
Long last names with W
- Washington
- Williamson
- Whittington
- Willoughby
- Worthington
- Wisniewski
- Willingham
- Witherspoon
- Winchester
- Westmoreland
- Weatherford
- Wooldridge
- Whitehurst
- Wainwright
- Wellington
- Whitehouse
Uncommon last names that start with W
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Waugh
- Whatley
- Wellman
- Whiteside
- Warden
- Wheat
- Withers
- Wren
- Wolford
- Waldrop
- Worrell
- Wilde
- Winchester
- Windham
- Westmoreland
- Wayne
- Weinberg
- Wirth
- Wenger
- Wicker
- Wilbur
- Wadsworth
- Weems
- Whitworth
- Wynne
- Witte
- Weis
- Woodworth
- Wiese
- Wicks
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with W?
Williams, shared by 1,534,042 people in the US Census count, ranked #3 among all surnames.
How many last names start with W?
The Census list has 5,251 surnames starting with W that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with W?
Less common real surnames include Waugh, Whatley, Wellman, Whiteside, Warden, Wheat.
What are short last names that start with W?
Ward, Wood, West, Webb, Wong, Wade, Wolf, Wang.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.