Explore the Family Name Weill

The meaning of Weill

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Weil. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace). Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre, Aliette, Marcel. German Hans, Otto, Kurt.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Weill has seen a decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, Weill was ranked 33,380th most common surname but by 2010, it had fallen to 42,308th. This represents a decline of nearly 27%. The total count of individuals with this surname also fell during this period, from 645 in 2000 to 513 in 2010, marking a drop of over 20%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also saw a drop of almost 30%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,380	#42,308	-26.75%
Count	645	513	-20.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.17	-29.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weill

As for the ethnicity linked with the Weill surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group, those identifying as White, slightly increased from 93.02% to 93.76%. Individuals identifying as having two or more ethnicities registered a slight decrease of just under 3%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant decrease from 4.81% to 3.31%. There were no recorded instances of Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities tied to the Weill surname in either year. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a small percentage (0.97%) who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, a category that didn't exist in the 2000 data for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.02%	93.76%	0.8%
Hispanic	4.81%	3.31%	-31.19%
Two or More Races	1.4%	1.36%	-2.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.97%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%