# Werner (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 34,488 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,013 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,952 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.4% (34,352 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Werner 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Werner in the United States, Austria, Argentina, the Holy Roman Empire, Belgium and Germany.

## People named Werner

- Oskar Werner, actor (1922-1984)
- Axel Werner, Argentinian association football player
- Tom Werner, American television producer and businessman
- Franz Werner, Austrian zoologist and explorer (1867-1939)
- Kenny Werner, American jazz pianist, composer, and author
- Peter Werner, American film and television director (1947–2023)
- Gregor Werner, Austrian composer
- Margot Werner, Austrian ballet dancer, singer and actor (1937–2012)
- Karl Werner, Austrian church historian (1821–1888)
- Olivier Werner, Belgian footballer
- Theodore B. Werner, American congressman for South Dakota (1892-1989)
- August Werner, Association footballer (1896-1968)

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Warner, Woerner, Warriner.

## 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.