# Wasserman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wasserman/  
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, equivalent to English Waterman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,577 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,297 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 46,943 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.9% (6,638 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Wassermann.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wasserman 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wasserman in the United States and Belgium.

## People named Wasserman

- Lew Wasserman, American studio executive and talent agent (1913-2002)
- Dale Wasserman, American playwright (1914–2008)
- Jerry Wasserman, American actor, critic and theatre scholar
- Rob Wasserman, American musician (1952–2016)
- Sandra Wasserman, Belgian tennis player
- Noodles, American guitarist

## 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.