How common is the surname Zweig?

1,121 people in the United States had the surname Zweig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,420 Americans. It ranked 22,838th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zweig?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zweig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Zweig?

Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (1881–1942), followed by George Zweig.

Where is the surname Zweig most common?

Wikidata records people named Zweig in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Zweig getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,121 in 2010, down 3.2%.

The surname Zweig

A German surname, carried by 1,121 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Z200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zweig is more common than 85.9% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Zweig.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,121 people named Zweig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 275,420 Americans. That is down 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,158.

#22,838

rank among US surnames

1,121

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,124)

Who is named Zweig

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

95% of people named Zweig identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zweigs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
George Zweig
American physicist, born 1937
Friderike Maria Zweig
Austrian translator (1882–1971)

Notable Zweigs come mostly from Austria (2) and the United States (1).

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Zweig come from?: Borrowed from German Zweig.
How common is the surname Zweig?: 1,121 people in the United States had the surname Zweig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,420 Americans. It ranked 22,838th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zweig?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zweig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zweig?: Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (1881–1942), followed by George Zweig.
Where is the surname Zweig most common?: Wikidata records people named Zweig in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Zweig getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,121 in 2010, down 3.2%.