Explore the Family Name Wernsman

The meaning of Wernsman

Americanized form of German Wernsmann: perhaps an occupational name for the servant (man) of a man named Wern, a short form of Werner.

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

The surname Wernsman saw a marginal climb in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Wernsman was ranked as the 62,775th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to become the 62,045th most common name. This represents a change of 1.16%. The total count of people with this surname also increased during this period, from 298 in 2000 to 323 in 2010, indicating an 8.39% increase. However, the proportion of people with the Wernsman surname per 100,000 remained unchanged at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,775	#62,045	1.16%
Count	298	323	8.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wernsman

When it comes to ethnicity, the Wernsman surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 92.62% of Wernsmans identified as White, but that figure slightly decreased to 91.02% in 2010. Although a small percentage, the numbers showed a slight drop in those identifying as Hispanic, from 5.03% in 2000 to 4.95% in 2010. There were no Wernsmans who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander fell from 1.68% in 2000 to none in 2010, while those claiming two or more races appeared for the first time in 2010 at 2.48%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.62%	91.02%	-1.73%
Hispanic	5.03%	4.95%	-1.59%
Two or More Races	0%	2.48%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.68%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%