Explore the Family Name Wiesen

The meaning of Wiesen

1. German: habitational name from any of various places so named, for example near Aschaffenburg. 2. German: topographic name from Middle High German wise ‘meadow’. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): probably an artificial name from German Wiesen ‘meadows’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wiesen has seen modest changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 26,292nd most popular, while in 2010 it dropped slightly to be the 26,422nd most common name. This represents a minor decrease of 0.49%. However, the actual count of people with this name increased by 5.72% during this period, from 874 individuals in 2000 to 924 in 2010. The proportion of people named Wiesen per 100,000 also saw a slight decrease of 3.12%, moving from 0.32 to 0.31.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,292	#26,422	-0.49%
Count	874	924	5.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.31	-3.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wiesen

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Wiesen surname identify as White, with an increase of 1.11% from 94.51% in 2000 to 95.56% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also grew, from 0.80% to 0.97%. The portion identifying as Hispanic reduced slightly from 1.37% to 1.30%, and the category describing those of two or more ethnic identities decreased by 11.48%. In 2000, there were people of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity bearing the surname, but by 2010, this data was suppressed for privacy reasons. There were no individuals identified as Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.51%	95.56%	1.11%
Two or More Races	1.83%	1.62%	-11.48%
Hispanic	1.37%	1.3%	-5.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.97%	21.25%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.49%	0%	0%