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    The surname Wiersma

    A Frisian surname, carried by 2,097 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W625

    Wiersma: #14,279 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wiersma #14,279, 2,097 people Wiersma: #14,279 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wiersma #14,279, 2,097 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wiersma is more common than 91.2% of them.

    Origin

    Frisian origin

    Borrowed from West Frisian Wiersma.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,097 people named Wiersma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,232 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,999.

    #14,279
    rank among US surnames
    2,097
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.9%
    change since 2000 (was #13,863)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,274Gillian2,098147,162
    #14,279Wiersma2,097147,232
    #14,286Lusby2,096147,302

    Who is named Wiersma

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

    96% of people named Wiersma identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Wiersma come from?
    Borrowed from West Frisian Wiersma.
    How common is the surname Wiersma?
    2,097 people in the United States had the surname Wiersma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,232 Americans. It ranked 14,279th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wiersma?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wiersma identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Wiersma getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,999 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,097 in 2010, up 4.9%.