Explore the Family Name Waiters

The meaning of Waiters

English: variant of Waiter, which is unexplained, with post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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How common is the last name Waiters in the United States?

The Popularity table reveals that the surname Waiters has significantly increased in prevalence from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Waiters ranked as the 13,654th most common surname, but by 2010, it had jumped to 1,809th. The total number of individuals with the Waiters surname also rose dramatically during this decade, increasing from 2,038 to 19,853, marking an increase of 874.14%. Likewise, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname grew by 785.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,654	#1,809	86.75%
Count	2,038	19,853	874.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	6.73	785.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Waiters

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Waiters, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a substantial shift between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of individuals identifying as Black with the surname Waiters dropped from 70.85% to 20.03%, those identifying as White saw an increase from 24.73% to 74.48%. The percentage of Waiters identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic also increased, albeit less dramatically—by 60.00% and 38.46%, respectively. Conversely, the percentage identifying as two or more races reduced slightly by 8.96%. Meanwhile, the proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Natives with this last name more than doubled, although they still represent less than 1% of all Waiters.

	2000	2010	Change
White	24.73%	74.48%	201.17%
Black	70.85%	20.03%	-71.73%
Hispanic	1.82%	2.52%	38.46%
Two or More Races	2.01%	1.83%	-8.96%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.34%	0.73%	114.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.25%	0.4%	60%