Explore the Family Name Wurth

The meaning of Wurth

German (Würth): variant of Wirth. Compare Wuerth. Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Florian, Gerhard, Jurgen, Kurt, Marliese, Wolfgang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wurth experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Wurth ranked 20,138 in terms of usage and by 2010, it had slipped to rank 21,157, representing a fall of approximately 5%. However, the actual count of people with the Wurth surname increased marginally from 1,231 to 1,241 over the same period, indicating a growth rate of just under 1%. The proportion of individuals with the Wurth surname per 100,000 population also saw a decrease of about 9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,138	#21,157	-5.06%
Count	1,231	1,241	0.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.42	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wurth

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Wurth surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 96.02% to 95.49%. There was no Asian/Pacific Islander representation in either year. The percentage identifying as Two or More Races saw an increase of roughly 20%, while Hispanic representation also grew by over 22%. Interestingly, there were no Black individuals with the Wurth surname in 2000, but by 2010 this group accounted for 0.73% of the Wurth population. Conversely, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a drop from 0.73% to zero within the same time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.02%	95.49%	-0.55%
Hispanic	1.38%	1.69%	22.46%
Two or More Races	1.14%	1.37%	20.18%
Black	0%	0.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.73%	0%	0%