# Wagner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wagner/  
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) | 155,795 |
| US rank (2010) | 173 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,982 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.8% (154,516 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwæɡnɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Wagner (literally “wainwright”), later conflated with wheelwright. See also the English surnames Wainwright and Wheelwright. Doublet of Wagoner. As the name of a private military company, borrowed from Russian Ва́гнер (Vágner). Reportedly the call sign of Russian GRU officer and company founder Dmitry Utkin, which was ultimately named after German composer Richard Wagner.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wagner 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wagner in the United States, Brazil, Austria, Germany, Cisleithania and Australia.

## People named Wagner

- Otto Wagner, Austrian architect (1841-1918)
- Robert Wagner, American actor (born 1930)
- Lindsay Wagner, American actress
- Jorge Wagner, Brazilian association football player
- Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress
- Pamela Rendi-Wagner, Austrian physician and politician (born 1971)
- Jack Wagner, American actor and singer (born 1959)
- Theodor Wagner, Austrian footballer (1927-2020)
- Honus Wagner, American baseball player (1874-1955)
- Ashley Wagner, American figure skater
- Maud Wagner, American circus performer and tattoo artist
- Antônio Wagner de Moraes, Brazilian association football player

and 45 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Wagoner, Waggoner, Wegner, Wagener, Waggener, Wisner, Wiesner, Wegener, Wesner, Weisner, Woessner, Wisener.

## 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.