Explore the Family Name Weisinger

The meaning of Weisinger

1. German: variant of Weissinger and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Weisinger is very rare in Germany. In the US, it is found mainly in TX. 2. Altered form of German Wiesinger.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Weisinger saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 24,993 with a count of 933 individuals carrying the name, equivalent to a proportion of 0.35 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had improved to 20,502, with a count of 1,294 individuals, raising the proportion to 0.44 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of 17.97 in rank and an impressive 38.69 in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,993	#20,502	17.97%
Count	933	1,294	38.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.44	25.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weisinger

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Weisinger identify as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 95.39 in 2000 to 91.73 in 2010. In contrast, those identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races increased over the same period, with the latter group seeing a substantial increase of 61.46. The data also indicated a new emergence of Hispanic identity among individuals with the Weisinger surname, making up 2.55 percent of the total by 2010. Notably, there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.39%	91.73%	-3.84%
Black	1.93%	3.25%	68.39%
Hispanic	0%	2.55%	0%
Two or More Races	0.96%	1.55%	61.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%