Explore the Family Name Weingart

The meaning of Weingart

German and Jewish: variant of Weingarten ‘vineyard’.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Weingart has shown a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 17,660th most common in the U.S., but by 2010, it had dropped to the 18,401st position, reflecting a 4.2% decline. Despite its lower ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Weingart surname increased from 1,465 in 2000 to 1,505 in 2010, a growth of 2.73%. However, when adjusted for population, the proportion of people named Weingart per 100,000 residents dipped by 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,660	#18,401	-4.2%
Count	1,465	1,505	2.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.51	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weingart

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Weingart surname identify as White, although the percentage declined slightly from 97.34% in 2000 to 96.15% in 2010. The next largest group identifies as Hispanic, which saw an impressive increase of 73.17%, moving from 1.23% of Weingarts in 2000 to 2.13% in 2010. Meanwhile, there were some noticeable changes among other groups. For instance, there was no recorded data for Weingarts identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Two or more races in 2000. However, by 2010, these groups represented 0.40% and 0.93% respectively. Conversely, the data indicates that in 2000, 0.48% of Weingarts identified as Black and 0.41% as American Indian and Alaskan Native, while no Weingarts identified as such in 2010 (S).

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	96.15%	-1.22%
Hispanic	1.23%	2.13%	73.17%
Two or More Races	0%	0.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.4%	0%
Black	0.48%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.41%	0%	0%