View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Waits Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Waits occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waits? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 63,034^th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 916,327 people. The surname Waits is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Waits reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716^th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 35 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7,693 people, or 1 in 47,115. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Georgia, where 16 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Waits Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Waits has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 246 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waits Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Waits are 17.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.69% registered with the party.

The amount Waits earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.73% less than the national average, earning R 143,232 per year and in United States they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $41,295 USD per year.