Last Name WILEY

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Meaning Local: Of Willey, parishes in the dioceses of Hereford and Worcester, or of Wylye or Wyly, a parish in the diocese of Salisbury, county Wilts.
Origin English, Creole

Rank 653 (2000 US census) 593 (1990 US census)
Count 47,503 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 67.53%, or 32079 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 28.42%, or 13500 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.38%, or 181 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.59%, or 280 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.68%, or 798 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.4%, or 665 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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