Explore the Family Name Weideman

The meaning of Weideman

Americanized form of German Weidemann ‘huntsman’.

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

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

The surname Weideman, based on the data collected from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a decrease in its popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 22,336 in terms of general prevalence but dropped to 27,534 by 2010, showing a decline of 23.27%. The actual count of people bearing this surname also decreased from 1,076 in 2000 to 875 in 2010, marking an 18.68% drop. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Weideman surname per 100,000 people fell from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.3 in 2010, indicating a 25% descent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,336	#27,534	-23.27%
Count	1,076	875	-18.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.3	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weideman

When discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Weideman, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, approximately 96% of individuals with the Weideman surname identified as White, with only a slight reduction of 0.20% over the decade. Interestingly, there was an increase in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, rising by 41.32% from 1.21% in 2000 to 1.71% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant decrease of 32.35%, falling from 1.02% in 2000 to 0.69% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native slightly decreased by 5.79%, and no significant data was found for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.19%	96%	-0.2%
Two or More Races	1.21%	1.71%	41.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.21%	1.14%	-5.79%
Hispanic	1.02%	0.69%	-32.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%