How common is the surname Wasserman?

6,577 people in the United States had the surname Wasserman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,943 Americans. It ranked 5,297th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wasserman?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wasserman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wasserman?

Lew Wasserman, American studio executive and talent agent (1913-2002), followed by Dale Wasserman.

Where is the surname Wasserman most common?

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

Is the surname Wasserman getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,638 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,577 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Wasserman

A German surname, carried by 6,577 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W265

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wasserman is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Wassermann.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,577 people named Wasserman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,943 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,638.

#5,297

rank among US surnames

6,577

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #4,853)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,289	Mallard	6,583	46,900
#5,293	Koster	6,580	46,922
#5,295	Beeman	6,578	46,936
#5,297	Wasserman	6,577	46,943
#5,300	Silverstein	6,576	46,950
#5,301	Hume	6,573	46,972

Who is named Wasserman

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

96% of people named Wasserman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wassermans

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lew Wasserman
American studio executive and talent agent (1913-2002)
Dale Wasserman
American playwright (1914–2008)
Jerry Wasserman
American actor, critic and theatre scholar, born 1945
Rob Wasserman
American musician (1952–2016)
Sandra Wasserman
Belgian tennis player, born 1970
Noodles
American guitarist, born 1963

Notable Wassermans come mostly from the United States (5) and Belgium (1).

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wasserman come from?: Borrowed from German Wassermann.
How common is the surname Wasserman?: 6,577 people in the United States had the surname Wasserman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,943 Americans. It ranked 5,297th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wasserman?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wasserman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wasserman?: Lew Wasserman, American studio executive and talent agent (1913-2002), followed by Dale Wasserman.
Where is the surname Wasserman most common?: Wikidata records people named Wasserman in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Wasserman getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,638 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,577 in 2010, down 0.9%.