# Weisman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/weisman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,308 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,707 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 71,668 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.6% (4,332 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Weisman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Weisman in the United States.

## People named Weisman

- Alan Weisman, American writer
- Ben Weisman, American composer, songwriter (1921–2007)
- Greg Weisman, American screenwriter and comics writer
- Robin Weisman, American actresses
- Sam Weisman, American film director

## Similar surnames

Wiseman, Weissman, Whisman, Wissman, Wickman, Wakeman, Wegman, Wichman, Whisenant, Whisenhunt, Whisnant, Waxman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.