Explore the Family Name Wedding

The meaning of Wedding

German: 1. habitational name from any of various places called Wedding or Weddingen. 2. variant of Weddig, a short form of Wedekind.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Wedding" has seen a minor shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 15,293rd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped slightly to 15,970th, reflecting a -4.43% change. Despite its drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the name increased from 1,764 in 2000 to 1,818 in 2010, marking a growth of 3.06%. The proportion per 100k people also declined slightly, from 0.65 in 2000 to 0.62 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,293	#15,970	-4.43%
Count	1,764	1,818	3.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.65	0.62	-4.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wedding

The ethnic identity of individuals bearing the surname "Wedding" also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a significant majority (96.03%) identified as White; however, this percentage decreased to 92.24% by 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic rose from 2.04% to 3.41%, while Asian/Pacific Islander representation increased from 0.57% to 0.72%. Notably, the group identifying with two or more races saw a substantial increase from 0.68% to 2.42%. The percentage of those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native were previously suppressed for privacy in 2000, but by 2010, these groups made up 0.83% and 0.39% respectively of individuals with the surname "Wedding".

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.03%	92.24%	-3.95%
Hispanic	2.04%	3.41%	67.16%
Two or More Races	0.68%	2.42%	255.88%
Black	0%	0.83%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.72%	26.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.39%	0%