How common is the surname Weisman?

4,308 people in the United States had the surname Weisman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,668 Americans. It ranked 7,707th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Weisman?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Weisman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Weisman?

Alan Weisman, American writer, followed by Ben Weisman.

Where is the surname Weisman most common?

Wikidata records people named Weisman in the United States.

Is the surname Weisman getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,332 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,308 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Weisman

A surname, carried by 4,308 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weisman is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,308 people named Weisman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,668 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,332.

#7,707

rank among US surnames

4,308

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,112)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,698	Tabb	4,312	71,601
#7,701	Delreal	4,311	71,618
#7,702	Chua	4,309	71,651
#7,707	Weisman	4,308	71,668
#7,708	Buller	4,307	71,685
#7,710	Lasley	4,306	71,701
#7,713	Bussell	4,305	71,718

Who is named Weisman

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

96% of people named Weisman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Weismans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alan Weisman
American writer, born 1947
Ben Weisman
American composer, songwriter (1921–2007)
Greg Weisman
American screenwriter and comics writer, born 1963
Robin Weisman
American actresses, born 1984
Sam Weisman
American film director, born 1947

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Surnames that sound like Weisman

Weisman has the Soundex code W255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W255.

Questions

How common is the surname Weisman?: 4,308 people in the United States had the surname Weisman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,668 Americans. It ranked 7,707th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weisman?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Weisman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Weisman?: Alan Weisman, American writer, followed by Ben Weisman.
Where is the surname Weisman most common?: Wikidata records people named Weisman in the United States.
Is the surname Weisman getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,332 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,308 in 2010, down 0.6%.