Explore the Family Name Wuensch

The meaning of Wuensch

German (Wünsch): ethnic name for a Wend (see Wendt). Compare Wunsch 2. Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Erna, Siegfried.

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

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wuensch saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name fell slightly from 42,912 in 2000 to 43,206 in 2010, a decline of 0.69%. However, the count or the number of people with the Wuensch surname increased by 5.26% during the same period, from 475 in 2000 to 500 in 2010. The proportion per 100k also saw a minor decline of 5.56%, shifting from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,912	#43,206	-0.69%
Count	475	500	5.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wuensch

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there has been a noticeable shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Wuensch from 2000 to 2010. While the majority of individuals with the Wuensch surname identified as White in both years (94.53% in 2000 and 92.80% in 2010), there was a small decline of 1.83% over the decade. On the other hand, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 1.05% in 2000 to 2% in 2010) and Two or more races (from 1.26% in 2000 to 2.40% in 2010), both seeing an increase of 90.48%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic decreased by 18.64%, while those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.53%	92.8%	-1.83%
Two or More Races	1.26%	2.4%	90.48%
Hispanic	2.95%	2.4%	-18.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.05%	2%	90.48%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%