Way

Way is the 2,500th most common surname in the United States, shared by 14,074 people at the 2020 census. That is about one person in 21,200.

By the numbers

People: 14,074
Rank: 2,500th
How common: 1 in 21,200
Per 100,000: 4.7

Who bears the name

How people with the surname Way described their own race and Hispanic origin at the 2020 census:

White, not Hispanic 75.6%
Black, not Hispanic 12.0%
Hispanic or Latino 4.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic 3.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic 0.9%

Notable people called Way

Gerard Way (born 1977)American singer
Mikey Way (born 1980)American bass guitarist
Danny Way (born 1974)American professional Skateboarder
Katharine Way (1902–1995)American physicist
Pete Way (1950–2020)British bassist

People named Way with articles in the most Wikipedia languages. Data from Wikidata (CC0).

Surnames like Way

Wayne
Wayman

Try it on yourself

Source: US Census Bureau, Frequently Occurring Surnames, 2020. The Census describes the file as the surnames borne by 100 or more people; rarer names are not published. The line is not quite exact, and 617 published names come in under it, the smallest at 92 people. Race and Hispanic origin are self-reported. Rates are worked out against the 298.9 million people the file's own figures are calculated on, which is fewer than the census counted in all: the difference is everyone whose surname was too rare to publish.