Explore the Family Name Wisehart

The meaning of Wisehart

1. Probably an Americanized form of German Weisshardt, from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wīs ‘wise’ + hart ‘strong, hard’. 2. Perhaps an altered form of Scottish Wishart.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wisehart saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank slipped from 30,483 in 2000 to 31,033 in 2010, a change of -1.8%. On the other hand, the count, which represents the number of individuals with the Wisehart surname, showed an increase of 3.46%, growing from 723 to 748 people. However, when considering the proportion per 100k, there was a decrease of -7.41% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,483	#31,033	-1.8%
Count	723	748	3.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wisehart

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most people with the surname Wisehart identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 96.68% in 2000 to 94.65% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw the largest increase, going from 1.66% to 2.27% — a significant rise of 36.75%. There was also a small increase in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, up 18.55% from 1.24% to 1.47%. For the first time in 2010, some individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, representing 0.80% of people with the Wisehart surname. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.68%	94.65%	-2.1%
Hispanic	1.66%	2.27%	36.75%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.47%	18.55%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%