How common is the surname Weis?

9,750 people in the United States had the surname Weis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,666 Americans. It ranked 3,645th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Weis?

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

Who is the most famous person named Weis?

Margaret Weis, American fantasy novelist (born 1948), followed by Don Weis.

Where is the surname Weis most common?

Wikidata records people named Weis in the United States.

Is the surname Weis getting more or less common?

More common. 9,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,750 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Weis

A surname, carried by 9,750 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weis is more common than 97.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,750 people named Weis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,666 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,415.

#3,645

rank among US surnames

9,750

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,468)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,636	Echevarria	9,777	31,579
#3,637	Parkinson	9,767	31,611
#3,638	Albers	9,766	31,614
#3,640	Sutter	9,760	31,634
#3,641	Lindstrom	9,754	31,653
#3,642	Badillo	9,753	31,656
#3,644	Thatcher	9,752	31,660

Who is named Weis

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

96% of people named Weis 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 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Weiss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Margaret Weis
American fantasy novelist (born 1948)
Don Weis
American film and television director (1922-2000)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weis

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

Questions

How common is the surname Weis?: 9,750 people in the United States had the surname Weis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,666 Americans. It ranked 3,645th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weis?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Weis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Weis?: Margaret Weis, American fantasy novelist (born 1948), followed by Don Weis.
Where is the surname Weis most common?: Wikidata records people named Weis in the United States.
Is the surname Weis getting more or less common?: More common. 9,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,750 in 2010, up 3.6%.