US Population With Last Name Williams 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 1,534,042 people in the US whose last name was Williams, and the rate of occurence of the Williams last name was 568.66 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Williams identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (48.52%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (46.72%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (2.01%).

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

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Williams last name.

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

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 744317 48.52
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 716704 46.72
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 30834 2.01
Hispanic or Latino 24545 1.60
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 11966 0.78
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 5676 0.37