Explore the Family Name Weyant

The meaning of Weyant

Altered form of German Weyand or Weyandt.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Weyant saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The name went from being the 13,012th most common surname in the United States in 2000 to the 14,111th in 2010, representing an 8.45% drop. In terms of actual counts, there were slightly fewer people with the Weyant name in 2010 (2,130) compared to 2000 (2,160), a decrease of 1.39%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Weyant per 100,000 people also fell by 10%, going from 0.8 in 2000 to 0.72 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,012	#14,111	-8.45%
Count	2,160	2,130	-1.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.72	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weyant

When considering the ethnic identities associated with the Weyant surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this last name identified as White, though this percentage dipped slightly from 97.18% in 2000 to 96.24% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase of 35.71%, albeit still making up a small proportion of the total. Some growth was also observed in the Hispanic group, going from 1.57% to 1.78%. Interestingly, in 2010, new groups emerged that weren't present in 2000, with 0.42% identifying as Black and 0.61% as American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, the 'Two or more races' category experienced a decline of 29.11%, dropping from 0.79% to 0.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.18%	96.24%	-0.97%
Hispanic	1.57%	1.78%	13.38%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.61%	0%
Two or More Races	0.79%	0.56%	-29.11%
Black	0%	0.42%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.28%	0.38%	35.71%