Explore the Family Name Wurst

The meaning of Wurst

German: from Middle High German wurst ‘sausage’ (a collective noun), hence either a metonymic occupational name for abutcher who specialized in the production of sausages, or a nickname for a plump person or someone who was particularly fond of sausages.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Wurst' has seen a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 12,925th in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to 13,997th. The count of people carrying this surname also decreased from 2,180 in 2000 to 2,153 in 2010, marking a slight reduction of 1.24%. Similarly, the proportion of people with the 'Wurst' surname per 100,000 individuals fell by 9.88%, from 0.81 to 0.73.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,925	#13,997	-8.29%
Count	2,180	2,153	-1.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.81	0.73	-9.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wurst

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the 'Wurst' surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals identified as White, although this category saw a slight decrease from 97.34% in 2000 to 96.10% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, going from 1.10% in 2000 to 2.04% in 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races also increased slightly from 0.92% to 1.02%. However, the Black ethnicity saw a small decrease from 0.32% to 0.28%. New categories in 2010 were Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, each accounting for 0.28% of the population with the surname 'Wurst'.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	96.1%	-1.27%
Hispanic	1.1%	2.04%	85.45%
Two or More Races	0.92%	1.02%	10.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.28%	0%
Black	0.32%	0.28%	-12.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.28%	0%