How common is the surname Wechsler?

1,842 people in the United States had the surname Wechsler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,614 Americans. It ranked 15,806th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wechsler?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Wechsler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wechsler?

David Wechsler, American psychologist and academic (1896–1981), followed by Nick Wechsler.

Where is the surname Wechsler most common?

Wikidata records people named Wechsler in the United States.

Is the surname Wechsler getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,864 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,842 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Wechsler

A German surname, carried by 1,842 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wechsler is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Wechsler.

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 1,842 people named Wechsler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 167,614 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,864.

#15,806

rank among US surnames

1,842

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,634)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,800	Harton	1,843	167,523
#15,806	Dufault	1,842	167,614

Who is named Wechsler

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

93% of people named Wechsler identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 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 Wechslers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Wechsler
American psychologist and academic (1896–1981)
Nick Wechsler
American actor, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wechsler

Wechsler has the Soundex code W246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W246.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wechsler come from?: Borrowed from German Wechsler.
How common is the surname Wechsler?: 1,842 people in the United States had the surname Wechsler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,614 Americans. It ranked 15,806th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wechsler?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Wechsler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wechsler?: David Wechsler, American psychologist and academic (1896–1981), followed by Nick Wechsler.
Where is the surname Wechsler most common?: Wikidata records people named Wechsler in the United States.
Is the surname Wechsler getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,864 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,842 in 2010, down 1.2%.