Explore the Family Name Weast

The meaning of Weast

Americanized form of German Wiest.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Weast saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 27,618th in popularity and dropped to 30,420th by 2010, marking a decrease of 10.15 percent. The number of people with this surname also fell from 821 in 2000 to 768 in 2010, a reduction of 6.46 percent. Proportionally, per 100,000 individuals, the surname Weast went from being held by 0.3 percent of the population in 2000 to 0.26 percent in 2010, a decline of 13.33 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,618	#30,420	-10.15%
Count	821	768	-6.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.26	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weast

In terms of ethnicity, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of people with the surname Weast identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, but there was a slight decrease from 96.71 percent in 2000 to 94.40 percent in 2010. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black or Hispanic slightly increased. The percentage of Black individuals rose from 1.22 percent in 2000 to 1.56 percent in 2010, a 27.87 percent increase. Those identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.46 percent to 1.56 percent, a 6.85 percent rise. Interestingly, individuals identifying as two or more races appeared in 2010 at 1.30 percent, while there were none recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.71%	94.4%	-2.39%
Hispanic	1.46%	1.56%	6.85%
Black	1.22%	1.56%	27.87%
Two or More Races	0%	1.3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%