# Wiseman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wiseman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 19,439 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,845 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,883 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (18,813 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wiseman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wiseman in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

## People named Wiseman

- Reid Wiseman, American astronaut
- Len Wiseman, American film director
- Frederick Wiseman, American documentary filmmaker (1930-2026)
- James Wiseman, American basketball player (born 2001)
- Mary Wiseman, American actress
- Jennifer Wiseman, American astronomer
- Malcolm Wiseman, basketball player (1913–1993)
- Tina Wiseman, American actress (1965-2005)
- Debbie Wiseman, British composer for film and television (born 1963)
- Mac Wiseman, American musician (1925–2019)
- Kevin Weisman, American Theatre, Film and Television Actor.

## Similar surnames

Weissman, Weisman, Whisman, Wissman, Wickman, Wakeman, Wegman, Wichman, Wichmann, Whisenant, Whisenhunt, Whisnant.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.