# Wohlgemuth (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,347 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,924 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 229,210 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.6% (1,229 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Wolgamott |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Wohlgemuth.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wohlgemuth 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wohlgemuth in the Austrian Empire.

## People named Wohlgemuth

- Ludwig von Wohlgemuth, Austrian general (1788-1851)

## Similar surnames

Wilson, Wilkins, Wilkinson, Willson, Wilkens, Wilken, Willison, Wilkin, Welcome, Wolken, Wilczynski, Wilkening.

## 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.