US Population With Last Name Ward By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 254,121 people in the US whose last name was Ward, and the rate of occurence of the Ward last name was 94.2 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Ward identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (77.79%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (17.77%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.64%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Ward By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Non-Hisp Black
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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Ward last name.

US Population With Last Name Ward By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 197681 77.79
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 45157 17.77
Hispanic or Latino 4168 1.64
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 3990 1.57
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2109 0.83
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 1016 0.40