Explore the Family Name Wetter
The meaning of Wetter
1. German: habitational name from any of numerous places so named. 2. German: nickname from Middle High German wēt(t)er ‘weather, thunderstorm’ for an irritable person. 3. German: nickname for someone who liked to wager, from Middle High German wetten ‘to bet, wager’. 4. English: variant of Water, or in Cornwall, a variant of Whetter, the latter being an occupational name from Middle English whetter ‘whetstone; sharpener of tools’, a derivative of Old English hwettan ‘to whet, sharpen’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
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.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #17,924 | #17,980 | -0.31% |
| Count | 1,438 | 1,553 | 8% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0% |
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.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.18% | 95.43% | -0.78% |
| Hispanic | 1.81% | 2.19% | 20.99% |
| Two or More Races | 0.9% | 1.16% | 28.89% |
| Black | 0.7% | 0.71% | 1.43% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |