LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Waits
Waits is the 6,134th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 5,355 people carried it — about 1.8 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Waits are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White78.3%
Black12.8%
Multiracial4.3%
Hispanic3.5%
Native American0.7%
Asian American0.5%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#5,013
4,974
2000
#5,642
5,644
2010
#6,059
5,661
2020
#6,134
5,355