Explore the Family Name Weisz

The meaning of Weisz

1. Hungarian and Jewish (from Hungary): from German Weiss. 2. German: archaic variant of Weiss. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Naftali, Meir, Tova, Eliezer, Izidor, Alter, Ari, Chaim, Gitel, Gitty, Hershy, Isador. German Erwin, Kurt, Otto, Armin, Egon, Eldor, Frieda, Maximilian, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Weisz has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 13,104 in 2000 to 12,192 in 2010, reflecting a growth of approximately 6.96%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 19.39% from 2,140 in 2000 to 2,555 in 2010. The proportion of people named Weisz per 100,000 also surged by 10.13%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,104	#12,192	6.96%
Count	2,140	2,555	19.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.87	10.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weisz

The ethnicity of those bearing the surname Weisz varied over the decade as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority identified as White, with a slight increase from 94.95% in 2000 to 95.42% in 2010. There was a significant increase in individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.37% to 0.78%, marking a 110.81% change. However, those identifying with two or more ethnic identities dropped significantly from 2.48% to 0.90%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial growth of 44.39%. No measurable changes were recorded for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.95%	95.42%	0.49%
Hispanic	1.87%	2.7%	44.39%
Two or More Races	2.48%	0.9%	-63.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.78%	110.81%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%