Explore the Family Name Weisheit

The meaning of Weisheit

German: nickname for a sagacious man, from Middle High German wīsheit ‘wisdom, understanding’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

In terms of popularity, the surname Weisheit saw a slight decrease in the first decade of the 21st century, as indicated by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Weisheit was ranked 37,043rd in popularity among all surnames in the United States. By 2010, it had dropped to 38,948th, marking a change of -5.14%. The actual count of individuals bearing this name also decreased marginally during this period, from 567 in 2000 to 566 in 2010—a decline of -0.18%. Consequently, the proportion of Weisheits per 100,000 people in the country diminished by 9.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,043	#38,948	-5.14%
Count	567	566	-0.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weisheit

When examining the ethnic identity associated with Weisheit, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly tied to White ethnicity, despite a small drop in its percentage from 97.18% in 2000 to 95.76% in 2010. During this same period, however, there was a considerable increase in the number of Weisheits identifying as Hispanic—from 1.59% in 2000 to 2.83% in 2010, an increase of nearly 78%. It should be noted that no persons with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year, as these categories were all marked with (S) indicating the data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.18%	95.76%	-1.46%
Hispanic	1.59%	2.83%	77.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%