Explore the Family Name Weiher

The meaning of Weiher

1. German: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Weier, Weiher, or Weyer, or from Weihe (Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia), Weyhe (Lower Saxony). 2. South German: topographic name for someone who lived by a fish pond, Middle High German wīher, wī(w)er, German Weiher. 3. South German: nickname or occupational name for a hunter of harriers (birds of prey), from Middle High German wīe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Weiher surname has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 42,912th in frequency, but by 2010 it had climbed up to 41,164th. The count of people with this surname also rose from 475 in 2000 to 529 in 2010, representing an increase of 11.37%. The proportion of people with the Weiher surname per 100,000 individuals remained consistent at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,912	#41,164	4.07%
Count	475	529	11.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weiher

The ethnic identity associated with the Weiher surname has shown some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.42% of the individuals with this surname identified as White, dropping slightly to 96.03% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as part of two or more races decreased from 2.11% in 2000 to 1.51% in 2010. The surname saw no representation among Asian/Pacific Islanders and Blacks in both years. However, there were new additions in 2010, with 1.13% identifying as Hispanic and 0.95% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.42%	96.03%	-0.4%
Two or More Races	2.11%	1.51%	-28.44%
Hispanic	0%	1.13%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.95%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%