Wuerz Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wuerz Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting a person that grew and sold herbs and spices. It is derived from the German words gewürz, meaning 'herb', and würzen, meaning, 'spice'. In some cases there is a 't' in the middle of the surname; compare the obstructive 't' with German 'Weitz(el)', from German 'Weiz(en)' (meaning wheat).

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Wuerz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wuerz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting a person that grew and sold herbs and spices. It is derived from the German words gewürz, meaning 'herb', and würzen, meaning, 'spice'. In some cases there is a 't' in the middle of the surname; compare the obstructive 't' with German 'Weitz(el)', from German 'Weiz(en)' (meaning wheat).

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Wuerz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wuerz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wuerz.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuerz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 950,707th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wuerz are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States Wuerz is primarily found in: Florida, where 19 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States Wuerz occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Wuerz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wuerz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wuerz surname expanded 1,082 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wuerz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wuerz surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered with the party.

Wuerz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.9% more than the national average, earning $53,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuertz911,430/
Wurz892,868/
Werz892,496/
Uerz8994/
Wuer8967/
Wertz8012,663/
Wurtz807,051/
Woerz80438/
Wierz80234/
Uertz8084/
Wuehr8059/
Wuerr8014/
Wuher807/
Wurcz807/
Wercz804/
Wurdz801/
Weirz801/
Werdz801/
Wouer801/
Wherz801/
Wehrz800/
Wyerz800/
Weurz800/
Wer753,456/
Uez75702/
Wez75254/
Uer75195/
Wiertz731,532/
Wuerch73328/
Woertz73325/
Weertz73226/
Weirtz7355/
Weartz7349/
Wojerz7329/
Wiercz7318/
Huertz738/
Weierz736/
Wuerts736/
Werdtz735/
Wertzs734/
Bowerz732/
Wurtzz731/
Wertze731/
Werstz731/
Wuirtz730/
Wurrtz730/
Werhtz730/
Werrtz730/
Wherdz730/
Weir6768,544/
Were6758,438/
Wehr6710,278/
Wear678,990/
Wirz677,480/
Wier674,266/
Wörz673,645/
Würz672,391/
Huez671,131/
Weer671,111/
Werr67736/
Weiz67612/
Vuez67243/
Wesz67230/
Uere67217/
Warz67158/
Huer67149/
Hwer6789/
Wher6759/
Worz6744/
Werc6742/
Werh6738/
Wejr6730/
Ouer6728/
Weez6725/
Weyr6720/
Verz6713/
Werzowa6712/
Uehr679/
Vuer678/
Weaz675/
Wues674/
Vurz674/
Weur673/
Wecz673/
Wűrz672/
Uerd672/
Uesr672/
Weyz671/
Uerj671/
Wuex671/
Wuiz671/
Uert671/
Vwez671/
Wezh671/
Uetr671/
Ueyz671/
Uezh671/
Uezj671/
Uecz671/
Uirz671/
Wrez671/
Wuyr671/
Wwer671/
Hwez671/
Wuir670/

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