How common is the surname Wirth?

9,907 people in the United States had the surname Wirth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,164 Americans. It ranked 3,592nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wirth?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wirth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wirth?

Billy Wirth, American actor, followed by Tim Wirth.

Where is the surname Wirth most common?

Wikidata records people named Wirth in the United States.

Is the surname Wirth getting more or less common?

About as common. 9,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,907 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

The surname Wirth

A surname, carried by 9,907 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wirth is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,907 people named Wirth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,164 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 9,911.

#3,592

rank among US surnames

9,907

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #3,312)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,583	Cone	9,935	31,077
#3,585	Stephen	9,925	31,108
#3,586	Free	9,923	31,114
#3,587	Upchurch	9,922	31,117
#3,588	Wadsworth	9,912	31,149
#3,589	Partridge	9,909	31,158
#3,590	Osman	9,908	31,161

Who is named Wirth

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

95% of people named Wirth identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wirths

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Billy Wirth
American actor, born 1962
Tim Wirth
American politician, born 1939

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wirth

Wirth has the Soundex code W630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W630.

Questions

How common is the surname Wirth?: 9,907 people in the United States had the surname Wirth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,164 Americans. It ranked 3,592nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wirth?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wirth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wirth?: Billy Wirth, American actor, followed by Tim Wirth.
Where is the surname Wirth most common?: Wikidata records people named Wirth in the United States.
Is the surname Wirth getting more or less common?: About as common. 9,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,907 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.