LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Wake
Wake is the 12,893rd most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 2,280 people carried it — about 0.8 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Wake are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White78.6%
Black10.6%
Multiracial4.4%
Hispanic3.2%
Asian American2.7%
Native American0.4%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#14,153
2,487
2000
#11,807
2,430
2010
#11,488
2,739
2020
#12,893
2,280