How common is the surname Wieser?

1,568 people in the United States had the surname Wieser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 196,904 Americans. It ranked 17,839th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wieser?

Gustav Wieser, Association footballer (1898-1960).

Where is the surname Wieser most common?

Wikidata records people named Wieser in Austria.

Is the surname Wieser getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,568 in 2010, down 1.7%.

The surname Wieser

A surname, carried by 1,568 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wieser is more common than 89% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,568 people named Wieser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 196,904 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,595.

#17,839

rank among US surnames

1,568

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,571)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,836	Shover	1,569	196,779
#17,839	Gautam	1,568	196,904

Who is named Wieser

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

95% of people named Wieser identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as two or more races and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wiesers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gustav Wieser
Association footballer (1898-1960)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wieser

Wieser has the Soundex code W260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W260.

Questions

How common is the surname Wieser?: 1,568 people in the United States had the surname Wieser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 196,904 Americans. It ranked 17,839th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wieser?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wieser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Wieser?: Gustav Wieser, Association footballer (1898-1960).
Where is the surname Wieser most common?: Wikidata records people named Wieser in Austria.
Is the surname Wieser getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,568 in 2010, down 1.7%.