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    The surname Wessel

    A surname, carried by 6,630 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W240

    Wessel: #5,262 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wessel #5,262, 6,630 people Wessel: #5,262 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wessel #5,262, 6,630 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wessel is more common than 96.8% of them.

    Origin

    * As a Dutch and German surname, pet form of Werner. * Also as a German surname, from Wesel in Westphalia.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,630 people named Wessel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,568 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,394.

    #5,262
    rank among US surnames
    6,630
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #5,038)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,258Nazario6,63646,526
    #5,259Huebner6,63546,533
    #5,261Brasher6,63446,540
    #5,262Wessel6,63046,568

    Who is named Wessel

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

    95% of people named Wessel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wessels

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dick Wessel
      Actor (1913-1965)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wessel

    Wessel has the Soundex code W240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W240.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Wessel come from?
    * As a Dutch and German surname, pet form of Werner. * Also as a German surname, from Wesel in Westphalia.
    How common is the surname Wessel?
    6,630 people in the United States had the surname Wessel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,568 Americans. It ranked 5,262nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wessel?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wessel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Wessel?
    Dick Wessel, actor (1913-1965).
    Where is the surname Wessel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wessel in the United States.
    Is the surname Wessel getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,394 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,630 in 2010, up 3.7%.