Explore the Family Name Wetter

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wetter has seen some fluctuation between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 17,924th most popular surname and in 2010, it slightly dropped to the rank of 17,980. Despite this slight drop in ranking, the count of people with the Wetter surname increased by 8.0%, from 1,438 in 2000 to 1,553 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.53 during this decade.

20002010Change
Rank#17,924#17,980-0.31%
Count1,4381,5538%
Proportion per 100k0.530.530%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wetter

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides data on the ethnic identity of people with the Wetter surname. In 2000, the majority of individuals identified as White (96.18%), a figure which slightly decreased to 95.43% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 1.81% to 2.19%. Similarly, those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities increased from 0.90% to 1.16%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black showed a modest increase, from 0.70% in 2000 to 0.71% in 2010. Notably, no individuals with the Wetter surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The figures for these categories were (S)uppressed for privacy.

20002010Change
White96.18%95.43%-0.78%
Hispanic1.81%2.19%20.99%
Two or More Races0.9%1.16%28.89%
Black0.7%0.71%1.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%