Last Name WAITE

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Meaning	The wait, i.e. watchman; also musicians in general. Local: The same as 'Thwaite,' a piece of ground cleared of wood, a meadow.

Origin	English, Jewish, French, Irish, Belgian

Rank	1,892 (2000 US census)	2,058 (1990 US census)

Count	17,415 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

87.79%, or 15289 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
8.09%, or 1409 total occurrences, as black,
0.53%, or 92 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.55%, or 96 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.65%, or 287 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.4%, or 244 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

Census 2000: how many distinct surnames are there?

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