Weissberg Surname

293,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Weissberg Surname Definition:

(German, Czech-Slovakian) One who came from Weisserberg (white mountain), the name of places in Germany and Czechoslovakia; dweller on, or near, a white hill.

Weissberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9791:370,23432,841
France561:1,186,120124,657
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Austria131:655,03358,041
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England121:4,643,172139,951
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Weissberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Czech-Slovakian) One who came from Weisserberg (white mountain), the name of places in Germany and Czechoslovakia; dweller on, or near, a white hill.

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

Weissberg Last Name Facts

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

Weissberg is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weissberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Weissberg is the 293,533rd most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,601,496 people. Weissberg is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Weissberg are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 979 people, or 1 in 370,234. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 16 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Weissberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weissberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weissberg surname expanded 24,475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weissberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weissberg last name are 43.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.09% registered with the party.

The amount Weissberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 22.26% more than the national average, earning $52,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 306.24% more than the national average, earning $201,831 CAD per year.

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