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    The surname Weck

    A surname, carried by 688 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex W200

    Weck: #33,241 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Weck #33,241, 688 people Weck: #33,241 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Weck #33,241, 688 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weck is more common than 79.5% of them.

    Origin

    From the German surname, from the noun Weck (“wedge”). Also from Waccho, an old Germanic name related to the verb wachen (“to wake”).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 688 people named Weck in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 448,758 Americans. That is down 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 712.

    #33,241
    rank among US surnames
    688
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #30,868)

    Who is named Weck

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

    96% of people named Weck identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wecks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Peter Weck
      Austrian director and actor, born 1930

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Weck

    Weck has the Soundex code W200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Weck come from?
    From the German surname, from the noun Weck (“wedge”). Also from Waccho, an old Germanic name related to the verb wachen (“to wake”).
    How common is the surname Weck?
    688 people in the United States had the surname Weck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 448,758 Americans. It ranked 33,241st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Weck?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Weck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Weck?
    Peter Weck, Austrian director and actor.
    Where is the surname Weck most common?
    Wikidata records people named Weck in Austria.
    Is the surname Weck getting more or less common?
    Less common. 712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 688 in 2010, down 3.4%.