How common is the surname Werkheiser?

1,313 people in the United States had the surname Werkheiser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,145 Americans. It ranked 20,263rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Werkheiser?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Werkheiser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Werkheiser?

Devon Werkheiser, American actor.

Where is the surname Werkheiser most common?

Wikidata records people named Werkheiser in the United States.

Is the surname Werkheiser getting more or less common?

More common. 1,312 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,313 in 2010, up 0.1%.

The surname Werkheiser

A surname, carried by 1,313 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Werkheiser is more common than 87.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,313 people named Werkheiser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,145 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,312.

#20,263

rank among US surnames

1,313

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,157)

Who is named Werkheiser

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

96% of people named Werkheiser identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Werkheisers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Devon Werkheiser
American actor, born 1991

Questions

How common is the surname Werkheiser?: 1,313 people in the United States had the surname Werkheiser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,145 Americans. It ranked 20,263rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Werkheiser?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Werkheiser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Werkheiser?: Devon Werkheiser, American actor.
Where is the surname Werkheiser most common?: Wikidata records people named Werkheiser in the United States.
Is the surname Werkheiser getting more or less common?: More common. 1,312 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,313 in 2010, up 0.1%.