Explore the Family Name Wiesenfeld

The meaning of Wiesenfeld

1. German: topographic name from Middle High German wise ‘meadow’ + vëlt ‘open country’, or a habitational name from any of various places called Wiesenfeld. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of German Wiesen ‘meadow’ + Feld ‘field’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aron, Aryeh, Batia, Hadassa, Haim, Shaindy, Yitzchok.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wiesenfeld saw a modest increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 69,201st most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to 65,964th place, marking a change of 4.68 percent. The count of people with this surname also rose during this period, from 265 to 300, a growth rate of 13.21 percent. However, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 remained steady at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,201	#65,964	4.68%
Count	265	300	13.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wiesenfeld

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the surname Wiesenfeld identified as White, with negligible changes between 2000 and 2010 (96.98 percent and 97.00 percent respectively). A small proportion, 1.89 percent, identified as belonging to two or more races in 2000, but this figure was suppressed in the 2010 data for privacy reasons. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.98%	97%	0.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.89%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%