Weiseman Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Weiseman Surname Definition:

(German) The wise or learned man; descendant of Wisman (wise, man).

Weiseman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Weiseman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The wise or learned man; descendant of Wisman (wise, man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Weiseman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weiseman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Weiseman is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weiseman? popularity and diffusion

Weiseman is the 1,218,745th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name Weiseman is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Weiseman are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 19 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside and Virginia, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Weiseman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weiseman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weiseman last name increased 390 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weiseman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weiseman surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Weiseman earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.66% less than the national average, earning $40,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisemann94181/
Weisseman941/
Wiseman9347,723/
Weseman93936/
Weissemann8930/
Wesemann884,590/
Wieseman88321/
Wisseman88168/
Wisemann8849/
Weeseman8845/
Beiseman8821/
Weaseman8813/
Wisemand882/
Whiseman882/
Weijeman881/
Wesseman880/
Weisiman880/
Weisaman880/
Wiesemann823,535/
Wissemann82478/
Weizemann82279/
Beisemann82127/
Wiesseman829/
Whisemant827/
Wisetmaun822/
Wishemann821/
Wesseiman821/
Weissaman821/
Wesemannn821/
Weissemam821/
Wischeman821/
Waisseman821/
Weisemont820/
Wessemann820/
Whisemand820/
Wezeman80382/
Wizeman80195/
Beseman80157/
Wegeman8070/
Waseman8061/
Wisemon8038/
Wisiman8032/
Wyseman8026/
Wisaman8017/
Wejeman806/
Wigeman805/
Wisemam804/
Viseman803/
Wisoman803/
Wiceman802/
Biseman802/
Wesiman801/
Wejiman801/
Wesemam800/
Wischemann7847/
Weizemmann7811/
Weizzemann782/
Wiessemann781/
Wesseimann781/
Wizemann75578/
Weggeman75336/
Besemann75152/
Wasemann75137/
Hueseman75132/
Wißemann7525/
Wiggeman7515/
Wedgeman7511/
Weezeman758/
Wicheman756/
Weegeman755/
Wisaiman755/
Weizemam754/
Wasseman752/
Besseman752/
Wiezeman752/
Huiseman752/
Beeseman751/
Wigemann751/
Wessemon751/
Washeman751/
Wäsemann751/
Vaiseman751/
Weizaman751/
Wiesiman750/
Weaziman750/
Visseman750/
Wieschemann7459/
Weggemann7144/
Waizemann7128/
Baisemain7125/
Viesemann7115/
Beesemann715/
Beidgeman713/
Wassesman712/
Wiggemann712/
Wiezemann712/
Beasemann711/
Whitsiman711/
Whisemont711/
Weiximann711/
Wassemann711/
Wasseiman711/
Wischiman711/
Beusemann710/
Witcheman710/
Wagiman672,884/
Wageman671,209/
Begeman671,012/
Baseman67545/
Wasiman67419/
Wajiman6763/
Wiziman6755/
Wajeman6746/
Bixeman6733/
Vaseman679/
Viceman677/
Wachesmann673/
Wyziman672/
Wizaman672/
Waceman671/
Wiciman671/
Visaman671/
Visiman671/
Vejiman671/
Besiman671/
Bezeman671/
Biceman671/
Bisiman671/
Bigeman670/
Bizeman670/
Huessemann670/
Waxeman670/
Wasjman670/

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