How common is the surname Wurm?

1,729 people in the United States had the surname Wurm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,569 Americans. It ranked 16,586th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wurm?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wurm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wurm?

Erwin Wurm, Austrian artist (born 1954), followed by Stephen Wurm.

Where is the surname Wurm most common?

Wikidata records people named Wurm in Austria and Australia.

Is the surname Wurm getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,752 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,729 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Wurm

A surname, carried by 1,729 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wurm is more common than 89.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,729 people named Wurm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,569 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,752.

#16,586

rank among US surnames

1,729

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,375)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,582	Aune	1,730	178,466
#16,586	Curto	1,729	178,569
#16,593	Bruneau	1,728	178,672

Who is named Wurm

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

95% of people named Wurm identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wurms

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erwin Wurm
Austrian artist (born 1954)
Stephen Wurm
Australian linguist (1922–2001)
Wenzel von Wurm
Austro-Hungarian general, 1859–1921
Harald Wurm
Austrian cross-country skier, born 1984

Notable Wurms come mostly from Austria (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wurm

Worm

Wurm has the Soundex code W650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W650.

Questions

How common is the surname Wurm?: 1,729 people in the United States had the surname Wurm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,569 Americans. It ranked 16,586th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wurm?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wurm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wurm?: Erwin Wurm, Austrian artist (born 1954), followed by Stephen Wurm.
Where is the surname Wurm most common?: Wikidata records people named Wurm in Austria and Australia.
Is the surname Wurm getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,752 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,729 in 2010, down 1.3%.