Explore the Family Name Weider

The meaning of Weider

1. German: variant of Weide, meaning either ‘willow’ or ‘open country’, + -er denoting a person or inhabitant. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Weide ‘willow tree’ (see Weide 3). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Moshe, Mayer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Weider has declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Weider surname ranked 29,873 in popularity and decreased to rank 36,048 by 2010, indicating a change of -20.67%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Weider surname fell from 742 in 2000 to 622 in 2010, a decrease of 16.17%. The proportion of individuals with the Weider surname per 100k people also dropped by 25% from 0.28 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,873	#36,048	-20.67%
Count	742	622	-16.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.21	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weider

Concerning ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the surname Weider identify as White. In 2000, approximately 97.57% of Weiders identified as White, and this figure slightly increased to 97.75% in 2010. Other ethnicities represented in the Weider surname population include Hispanic and Black, although these percentages are quite small. The percentage of Weiders who identified as Hispanic slightly decreased from 0.81% in 2000 to 0.80% in 2010. Conversely, those identifying as Black went from 0.67% in 2000 to no reported individuals in 2010. There were no reported cases of Weiders identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.57%	97.75%	0.18%
Hispanic	0.81%	0.8%	-1.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.67%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%