How common is the surname Weist?

1,934 people in the United States had the surname Weist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,641 Americans. It ranked 15,223rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Weist?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Weist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Weist?

Michael Weist, American producer and actor.

Where is the surname Weist most common?

Wikidata records people named Weist in the United States.

Is the surname Weist getting more or less common?

More common. 1,667 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,934 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Weist

A surname, carried by 1,934 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weist is more common than 90.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,934 people named Weist in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 159,641 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,667.

#15,223

rank among US surnames

1,934

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+16%

change since 2000 (was #15,995)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,217	Nathanson	1,936	159,476
#15,221	Gula	1,935	159,558
#15,223	Rosenberry	1,934	159,641
#15,229	Salamon	1,933	159,724
#15,232	Dy	1,932	159,806

Who is named Weist

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

96% of people named Weist identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Weists

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Weist
American producer and actor, born 1996

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weist

Weist has the Soundex code W230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W230.

Questions

How common is the surname Weist?: 1,934 people in the United States had the surname Weist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,641 Americans. It ranked 15,223rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weist?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Weist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Weist?: Michael Weist, American producer and actor.
Where is the surname Weist most common?: Wikidata records people named Weist in the United States.
Is the surname Weist getting more or less common?: More common. 1,667 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,934 in 2010, up 16%.