How common is the surname Wess?

1,270 people in the United States had the surname Wess in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,107 Americans. It ranked 20,792nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wess?

Julius Wess, Austrian physicist (1934-2007), followed by Frank Wess.

Where is the surname Wess most common?

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

Is the surname Wess getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,343 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,270 in 2010, down 5.4%.

The surname Wess

A surname, carried by 1,270 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wess is more common than 87.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,270 people named Wess in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 243,107 Americans. That is down 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,343.

#20,792

rank among US surnames

1,270

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5.4%

change since 2000 (was #18,836)

Who is named Wess

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

73% of people named Wess identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wesss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julius Wess
Austrian physicist (1934-2007)
Frank Wess
American saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger, 1922–2013

Notable Wesss come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wess

Wess has the Soundex code W200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W200.

Questions

How common is the surname Wess?: 1,270 people in the United States had the surname Wess in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,107 Americans. It ranked 20,792nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wess?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Wess identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wess?: Julius Wess, Austrian physicist (1934-2007), followed by Frank Wess.
Where is the surname Wess most common?: Wikidata records people named Wess in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Wess getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,343 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,270 in 2010, down 5.4%.