Explore the Family Name Wehrli

The meaning of Wehrli

Swiss German: variant of Wehrle. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Ernst, Mathias.

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

The Wehrli surname has shown an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the Wehrli surname ranked 37,986 in popularity with a count of 549 individuals bearing the name. This number increased to 611 by 2010, bringing its rank up to 36,585. This represents an overall increase of 3.69 in ranking and an 11.29 percent increase in the count. The proportion of people with the Wehrli surname per 100,000 population also increased by 5.0 percent over this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,986	#36,585	3.69%
Count	549	611	11.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.21	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wehrli

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Wehrli surname identify as White. In 2000, about 96.54 percent identified as White, decreasing slightly to 94.27 percent in 2010. A small percentage of individuals identified as Hispanic (1.64 percent in 2000 and 1.96 percent in 2010). Interestingly, there was an increase in those identifying as having two or more races, from 1.28 percent in 2000 to 2.45 percent in 2010. Additionally, a small fraction (0.82 percent) started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010 whereas there were none in 2000. No individuals with the Wehrli surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.54%	94.27%	-2.35%
Two or More Races	1.28%	2.45%	91.41%
Hispanic	1.64%	1.96%	19.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.82%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%