Explore the Family Name Weyers

The meaning of Weyers

North German: patronymic from a variant of the ancient Germanic personal name Wigheri, composed of the elements wīg ‘battle’ + heri ‘army’.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Weyers experienced a slight dip in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 26,035th but dropped to 27,081st by 2010, marking a decrease of around 4.02%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual number of people with the surname Weyers slightly increased from 885 in 2000 to 894 in 2010, showing a small growth of 1.02%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k, the number decreased by 9.09% from 0.33 to 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,035	#27,081	-4.02%
Count	885	894	1.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.3	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weyers

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Weyers identify as White, although this percentage slightly decreased from 97.51% in 2000 to 95.41% in 2010. The percentage of those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase from 0.56% to 0.89% within the same period. Furthermore, there was a notable rise among those identifying as Hispanic, showing a growth of 74.83% from 1.47% to 2.57%. Interestingly, the census data for 2010 also began to show individuals with the Weyers surname identifying with two or more races. No individuals with the Weyers surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.51%	95.41%	-2.15%
Hispanic	1.47%	2.57%	74.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.89%	58.93%
Two or More Races	0%	0.56%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%