Explore the Family Name Wyllie

The meaning of Wyllie

Scottish (Ayrshire and Lanarkshire): variant of Wylie.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wyllie saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 17,924th nationwide and fell to 18,311th by 2010, a change of -2.16 percent. However, the number of people with this surname actually increased during this period. There were 1,438 individuals with the surname Wyllie in 2000, and this rose to 1,514 in 2010, marking a 5.29 percent increase. The proportion per 100k people also decreased slightly from 0.53 to 0.51.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,924	#18,311	-2.16%
Count	1,438	1,514	5.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.51	-3.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wyllie

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides information about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Wyllie. In 2010, the majority of people with this surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased from 85.54 in 2000 to 83.22 in 2010. The next largest ethnicity was Black with an increase from 10.29 percent to 11.23 over the same decade. While still relatively small in numbers, the American Indian and Alaskan Native representation among those with this surname saw the biggest jump at 88.57 percent, moving from 0.35 percent in 2000 to 0.66 percent in 2010. Also worth noting is the Hispanic representation which increased by 47.06 percent. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or part of two or more races saw increases of 17.86 percent and 13.79 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.54%	83.22%	-2.71%
Black	10.29%	11.23%	9.14%
Hispanic	1.53%	2.25%	47.06%
Two or More Races	1.74%	1.98%	13.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.66%	17.86%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.35%	0.66%	88.57%