How common is the surname Weiner?

14,208 people in the United States had the surname Weiner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,730 Americans. It ranked 2,546th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Weiner?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Weiner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Weiner?

Anthony Weiner, American politician (born 1964), followed by Matthew Weiner.

Where is the surname Weiner most common?

Wikidata records people named Weiner in the United States and Hungary.

Is the surname Weiner getting more or less common?

Less common. 14,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,208 in 2010, down 4.7%.

The surname Weiner

A surname, carried by 14,208 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weiner is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,208 people named Weiner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,730 Americans. That is down 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,903.

#2,546

rank among US surnames

14,208

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

-4.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,238)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,537	Mark	14,265	21,644
#2,538	Creech	14,264	21,645
#2,539	Stump	14,257	21,656
#2,540	Chance	14,256	21,657
#2,541	Tejeda	14,240	21,682
#2,542	Clemens	14,231	21,695
#2,543	Baughman	14,230	21,697

Who is named Weiner

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

96% of people named Weiner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Weiners

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Weiner
American politician (born 1964)
Matthew Weiner
American screenwriter (born 1965)
Leó Weiner
(1885–1960) composer, music pedagogue
Lawrence Weiner
American artist (1942–2021)
Jennifer Weiner
American writer, born 1970
Jonathan Weiner
American nonfiction writer, Professor of Journalism, born 1953
Erik Weiner
American actor, born 1977
Tim Weiner
American journalist, born 1956
Dave Weiner
American guitarist, born 1976
Dan Weiner
American photojournalist (1919–1959)
Reid Scott
American actor (born 1977)

Notable Weiners come mostly from the United States (10) and Hungary (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weiner

Weiner has the Soundex code W560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W560.

Questions

How common is the surname Weiner?: 14,208 people in the United States had the surname Weiner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,730 Americans. It ranked 2,546th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weiner?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Weiner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Weiner?: Anthony Weiner, American politician (born 1964), followed by Matthew Weiner.
Where is the surname Weiner most common?: Wikidata records people named Weiner in the United States and Hungary.
Is the surname Weiner getting more or less common?: Less common. 14,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,208 in 2010, down 4.7%.