# Weller (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/weller/  
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) | 13,774 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,615 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,415 people |
| Change since 2000 | -18.6% (16,916 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Weller 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Weller in the United States and Austria.

## People named Weller

- Thomas Huckle Weller, American virologist (1915-2008)
- Peter Weller, American actor (born 1947)
- Walter Weller, Austrian conductor (1939–2015)
- Mary Louise Weller, American actress
- Jerry Weller, American politician (born 1957)
- George Weller, American journalist and writer (1907–2002)
- Fred Weller, American actor (born 1966)
- Ovington Weller, American politician (1862-1947)
- Arkady Martine, American science fiction author and historian (born 1985)

## Similar surnames

Waller, Weiler, Willer, Woller, Wheeler, Woolery.

## 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.