Explore the Family Name Wesenberg

The meaning of Wesenberg

North German: habitational name from any of several places so named, all in northern Germany, for example near Hamburg and Neustrelitz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wesenberg has seen a slight dip between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 35,387th most popular surname in 2000, it slipped to 38,754th place by 2010, marking a decrease of 9.51%. In terms of count, there were 602 individuals bearing this name in the year 2000, which decreased to 570 by 2010, indicating a decline of 5.32%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a reduction from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010, a change of -13.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,387	#38,754	-9.51%
Count	602	570	-5.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wesenberg

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Wesenberg surname was predominantly associated with those identifying as White in both the 2000 and 2010 censuses. In 2000, 96.01% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a figure that slightly increased to 96.49% by 2010. Interestingly, those identifying as of two or more ethnicities decreased significantly from 2.16% in 2000 to just 0.88% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname also decreased from 1.00% in 2000 to 0.88% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.01%	96.49%	0.5%
Two or More Races	2.16%	0.88%	-59.26%
Black	1%	0.88%	-12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%