How common is the surname Wasser?

2,099 people in the United States had the surname Wasser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,092 Americans. It ranked 14,268th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wasser?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wasser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wasser?

Joan Wasser, American musician, followed by Markus Wasser.

Where is the surname Wasser most common?

Wikidata records people named Wasser in the United States and Switzerland.

Is the surname Wasser getting more or less common?

More common. 2,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,099 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Wasser

A surname, carried by 2,099 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wasser is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,099 people named Wasser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,092 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,010.

#14,268

rank among US surnames

2,099

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,806)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,264	Puls	2,101	146,952
#14,267	Petrus	2,100	147,022
#14,268	Devaughn	2,099	147,092
#14,274	Gillian	2,098	147,162

Who is named Wasser

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Wasser identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wassers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joan Wasser
American musician, born 1970
Markus Wasser
Bobsledder, born 1968

Notable Wassers come mostly from the United States (1) and Switzerland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wasser

Wasser has the Soundex code W260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W260.

Questions

How common is the surname Wasser?: 2,099 people in the United States had the surname Wasser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,092 Americans. It ranked 14,268th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wasser?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wasser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wasser?: Joan Wasser, American musician, followed by Markus Wasser.
Where is the surname Wasser most common?: Wikidata records people named Wasser in the United States and Switzerland.
Is the surname Wasser getting more or less common?: More common. 2,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,099 in 2010, up 4.4%.