Explore the Family Name Wessman

The meaning of Wessman

1. Swedish: variant of Westman or, perhaps in some cases, a surname of German origin (see 2 below). It is also found in Finland. 2. Americanized form of German Wessmann: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Wasmuot (see Wess). The surname Wessmann is rare in Germany.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wessman has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Wessman was ranked 32,026th in terms of popularity and had a count of 680 individuals. By 2010, the popularity rank had dropped to 35,057 and the count decreased slightly to 643 individuals. This represents a -9.46% change in ranking and a -5.44% change in count. The proportion of Wessmans per 100k people also fell by 12.0% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,026	#35,057	-9.46%
Count	680	643	-5.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.22	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wessman

The ethnic identity breakdown for those with the surname Wessman also saw changes over this decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of Wessmans identifying as White declined by 2.36%, falling from 95.88% in 2000 to 93.62% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase of 121.02%, rising from 1.76% in 2000 to 3.89% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races saw increases of 23.86% and 40.91% respectively. No Wessmans identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.88%	93.62%	-2.36%
Hispanic	1.76%	3.89%	121.02%
Two or More Races	0.88%	1.24%	40.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.88%	1.09%	23.86%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%