Explore the Family Name Wessler

The meaning of Wessler

North German: occupational name for a money changer or a coiner, Middle Low German westere. Compare Wechsler.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wessler experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 37,728 in the United States, but by 2010, its rank had fallen to 40,432, representing a decrease of 7.17%. Meanwhile, the count of individuals carrying this surname also decreased from 554 to 541 during this decade, indicating a drop of 2.35%. The proportion of people with the Wessler surname per 100,000 population also fell by 14.29% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,728	#40,432	-7.17%
Count	554	541	-2.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wessler

On the other hand, the Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity reveals some changes in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Wessler. While there were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders and Black populations, there was a notable increase in the percentage of people identifying as two or more races, going up from 1.08% in 2000 to 1.66% in 2010. This represents a significant growth of 53.70%. The percentage of individuals with the Wessler surname who identified as Hispanic also increased from 1.81% to 2.22%, marking an increase of 22.65%. Conversely, the proportion of those identifying as White decreased slightly by 1.65%, shifting from 95.85% to 94.27% during the same timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.85%	94.27%	-1.65%
Hispanic	1.81%	2.22%	22.65%
Two or More Races	1.08%	1.66%	53.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%