Wissner Surname

334,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wissner Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Wissen (white sand), in Germany; dweller on, or near, a meadow.

Wissner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6681:542,60344,940
Germany3101:259,69527,868
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Wissner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Wissen (white sand), in Germany; dweller on, or near, a meadow.

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

Wissner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wissner is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wissner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 334,183rd most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,595,064 people. Wissner occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Wissner reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wissner is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 668 people, or 1 in 542,603. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 22 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Wissner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wissner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 915 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wissner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wissner last name are 35.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.75% registered with the party.

The amount Wissner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 156.8% more than the national average, earning R 610,248 per year; in United States they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $47,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $49,057 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiessner931,195/
Weissner93400/
Whissner930/
Wisner927,287/
Wiesner8629,760/
Weisner863,461/
Wessner862,232/
Whisner86862/
Waisner86516/
Wishner86428/
Bissner8618/
Wihsner8612/
Wiszner8611/
Wisnier8610/
Vissner866/
Wüssner865/
Woisner863/
Wisgner860/
Wussner860/
Wisnerr860/
Wuisner860/
Wissnir860/
D'Weissner821/
Beissner80304/
Wischner8078/
Wieszner8068/
Weishner8059/
Weiszner8014/
Wessnert805/
Wiehsner803/
Weisnger802/
Whishner802/
Weisnner802/
Wessnger801/
Wessnerr801/
Viessner801/
Weihsner801/
Veissner801/
Wishnier800/
Whitsner800/
Wesner775,756/
Wizner771,450/
Wißner77559/
Wysner77287/
Visner77278/
Bisner77163/
Wixner7795/
Wusner771/
Weischner7537/
Witschner7522/
Woischner7510/
Wisnerová756/
Waischner751/
Wieschner750/
Wießner712,675/
Beisner711,370/
Weesner711,309/
Wichner71413/
Weasner71274/
Bessner71248/
Weißner7199/
Wiezner7196/
Baisner7168/
Viesner7153/
Veisner7149/
Vishner7135/
Weszner7134/
Weixner7133/
Wehsner7123/
Waizner7121/
Boisner7113/
Weshner7111/
Weizner7111/
Vessner7111/
Wyshner718/
Bisneer715/
Weijner715/
Whysner713/
Weitschner712/
Bishner712/
Weusner712/
Weisnerová712/
Wejsner712/
Waisnir711/
Weicner711/
Viosner711/
Wiczner711/
Wushner711/
Wiznier711/
Bisnher711/
Wysnner711/
Wesnier710/
Waysner710/
Wedsner710/
Whesner710/
Wuesner710/
Weisnir710/
Woyshner6798/
Wüschner6789/
Weichner6768/
Uischner6741/
Wayshner6718/
Huessner6718/
Wuichner6716/
Weijhner6711/
Vischner676/
Wuschner675/
Wueshner675/
Beiszner675/
Weiczner673/
Beihsner673/
Veisnere673/
Whichner672/
Vaitsner671/
Weisznerová671/
Veishner671/
Voishner671/
Wishnire670/
Bischner670/

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Wissner Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wissner
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