How common is the surname Weber?

109,433 people in the United States had the surname Weber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,821 Americans. It ranked 283rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Weber?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Weber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Weber?

Mary Ellen Weber, American astronaut, followed by Lois Weber.

Where is the surname Weber most common?

Wikidata records people named Weber in the United States, Austria and Brazil and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Weber?

Weber is /ˈwɛbər/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Weber getting more or less common?

More common. 107,866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 109,433 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Weber

A German occupational surname, carried by 109,433 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɛbər/ 2 syllables Soundex W160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weber is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Weber.

Weber is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

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 109,433 people named Weber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,821 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 107,866.

#283

rank among US surnames

109,433

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #252)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#274	Wong	111,371	2,772
#275	Reid	111,360	2,772
#276	Hanson	111,144	2,778
#277	Le	110,967	2,782
#278	McCoy	110,744	2,788
#279	Garrett	110,697	2,789
#280	Burton	110,529	2,793

Who is named Weber

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

94% of people named Weber identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Webers

39 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Ellen Weber
American astronaut, born 1962
Lois Weber
American actor/film director (1879-1939)
Charlie Weber
American actor, born 1978
Steven Weber
American actor (1961-)
Max Weber
American Cubist painter (1881–1961)
Joseph Weber
American physicist (1919–2000)
David Weber
American science fiction and fantasy writer (born 1952)
Garrett Weber-Gale
American swimmer, born 1985
Heribert Weber
Austrian footballer, born 1955
Josip Weber
Belgian footballer (1964-2017)
Bruce Weber
American photographer (born 1946)
Amy Weber
American actress, born 1970

Notable Webers come mostly from the United States (24), Austria (7) and Brazil (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weber

Weber has the Soundex code W160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W160.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Weber come from?: Borrowed from German Weber.
How common is the surname Weber?: 109,433 people in the United States had the surname Weber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,821 Americans. It ranked 283rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weber?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Weber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Weber?: Mary Ellen Weber, American astronaut, followed by Lois Weber.
Where is the surname Weber most common?: Wikidata records people named Weber in the United States, Austria and Brazil and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Weber?: Weber is /ˈwɛbər/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Weber?: Weber is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Weber getting more or less common?: More common. 107,866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 109,433 in 2010, up 1.5%.