How common is the surname Wettstein?

1,279 people in the United States had the surname Wettstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. It ranked 20,687th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wettstein?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wettstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wettstein?

Richard Wettstein, Austrian botanist (1863-1931).

Where is the surname Wettstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Wettstein in Austria.

Is the surname Wettstein getting more or less common?

More common. 1,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,279 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Wettstein

A German surname, carried by 1,279 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W323

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wettstein is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Wettstein.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,279 people named Wettstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,202.

#20,687

rank among US surnames

1,279

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,512)

Who is named Wettstein

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

96% of people named Wettstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wettsteins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Wettstein
Austrian botanist (1863-1931)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Whetstine

Wettstein has the Soundex code W323, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W323.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wettstein come from?: Borrowed from German Wettstein.
How common is the surname Wettstein?: 1,279 people in the United States had the surname Wettstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. It ranked 20,687th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wettstein?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wettstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wettstein?: Richard Wettstein, Austrian botanist (1863-1931).
Where is the surname Wettstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Wettstein in Austria.
Is the surname Wettstein getting more or less common?: More common. 1,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,279 in 2010, up 6.4%.
What are other spellings of Wettstein?: Whetstine.