How common is the surname Weisinger?

1,294 people in the United States had the surname Weisinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,598 Americans. It ranked 20,502nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Weisinger?

Mort Weisinger, American writer (1915–1978).

Where is the surname Weisinger most common?

Wikidata records people named Weisinger in the United States.

Is the surname Weisinger getting more or less common?

More common. 933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,294 in 2010, up 39%.

The surname Weisinger

A surname, carried by 1,294 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weisinger is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,294 people named Weisinger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,598 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 933.

#20,502

rank among US surnames

1,294

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+38.7%

change since 2000 (was #24,993)

Who is named Weisinger

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

92% of people named Weisinger identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Weisingers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mort Weisinger
American writer (1915–1978)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weisinger

Weisinger has the Soundex code W252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W252.

Questions

How common is the surname Weisinger?: 1,294 people in the United States had the surname Weisinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,598 Americans. It ranked 20,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weisinger?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Weisinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Weisinger?: Mort Weisinger, American writer (1915–1978).
Where is the surname Weisinger most common?: Wikidata records people named Weisinger in the United States.
Is the surname Weisinger getting more or less common?: More common. 933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,294 in 2010, up 39%.