Explore the Family Name Wieder

The meaning of Wieder

1. German: habitational name for someone from a place called Wied, Wieden, or Wieda. 2. German: variant of Weder. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Widder ‘ram’. Compare Widerman. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Baruch, Mayer, Aron, Pincus, Avraham, Ben-Zion, Boruch, Chana, Cheskel, Isador, Mendel. German Armin, Frieda, Horst, Klaus, Willi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Wieder' has seen some changes over a decade. In 2000, it held the rank of 14,890 and by 2010, it had moved to 17,216, revealing a decrease in popularity by 15.62%. The number of people bearing this surname also fell from 1,823 in 2000 to 1,645 in 2010, a drop of 9.76%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Wieder surname per 100k people decreased by 17.65% over the same time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,890	#17,216	-15.62%
Count	1,823	1,645	-9.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.56	-17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wieder

In terms of ethnicity, again referring to the Decennial U.S. Census data, most individuals with the Wieder surname identified as White, with a slight increase from 95.06% in 2000 to 96.60% in 2010. The portion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.38% to 0.49% over the same period. However, those identifying as having two or more races decreased significantly from 2.47% to 1.03%. There was also a fall in the number of Hispanic identifiers within this surname group from 1.70% to 1.34%. There were no recorded instances of the Wieder surname among Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.06%	96.6%	1.62%
Hispanic	1.7%	1.34%	-21.18%
Two or More Races	2.47%	1.03%	-58.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	0.49%	28.95%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%