# Exner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/exner/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,034 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,260 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 298,593 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (999 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Exner.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Exner in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Exner in Austria and the United States.

## People named Exner

- Franz S. Exner, Austrian physicist (1849–1926)
- Wilhelm Exner, Austrian engineer (1840-1931)
- Felix Maria von Exner-Ewarten, Austrian meteorologist (1876-1930)
- Sigmund Exner, Austrian physiologist (1846–1926)
- Virgil Exner, American automobile designer (1909–1973)
- Judith Exner, alleged mistress (1934–1999)

## Similar surnames

Eisner, Egner, Essner, Eisenhauer, Eckenrode, Eisenhart, Eichner, Eisenhower.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.