Explore the Family Name Wetterer

The meaning of Wetterer

German: perhaps a habitational name for someone from a place called Wetter, examples of which are found in Hesse, Lower Saxony, and North Rhine-Westphalia; or from the Wetterau (see this).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wetterer has noticeably decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 98298th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped substantially to the 139228th spot, marking a decline of 41.64%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased during this time period, going from 171 in 2000 to 120 in 2010, which illustrates a decline of 29.82%. Consequently, the proportion of the surname Wetterer per 100k people fell by 33.33% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#98,298	#139,228	-41.64%
Count	171	120	-29.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.04	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wetterer

The ethnicity associated with the Wetterer surname is primarily White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, about 94.15% of those bearing the Wetterer surname identified as White, and while this number diminished slightly to 91.67% in 2010, it still represented a significant majority. Over the same period, the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic increased by 18.80%, moving from 3.51% in 2000 to 4.17% in 2010. There were no reported instances of individuals with the Wetterer surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.15%	91.67%	-2.63%
Hispanic	3.51%	4.17%	18.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%