Explore the Family Name Weihe

The meaning of Weihe

German: 1. habitational name from any of the places called Weihe (near Hanover and Oldenburg) or Weyhe (Lower Saxony). 2. metonymic occupational name for a hunter who used harriers (birds of prey), from Middle High German wīe ‘harrier’. 3. variant of Weick. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Gunter, Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Weihe has shown a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 34,308th and by 2010, it had dropped to 35,203rd, representing a change of -2.61%. However, despite this drop in rank, the number of individuals with the Weihe surname increased from 625 in 2000 to 640 in 2010, marking a 2.4% increase. The proportion of Weihe per 100,000 people also decreased by 4.35% from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,308	#35,203	-2.61%
Count	625	640	2.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weihe

The Decennial U.S. Census data provides insights into the ethnic identity of individuals with the Weihe surname. From 2000 to 2010, there was no recorded number of Weihe identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. There was, however, a minor decrease in those identifying as White, from 97.28% in 2000 to 95.94% in 2010. There were also changes among those identifying as Two or More Races and as Black. In 2000, 0.96% identified as either Two or More Races or Black, but by 2010, these percentages had dropped to zero. Interestingly, the percentage of Hispanic individuals carrying the Weihe surname rose from zero in 2000 to 2.5% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.28%	95.94%	-1.38%
Hispanic	0%	2.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.96%	0%	0%
Black	0.96%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%