Wurtz Surname
Approximately 7,051 people bear this surname
Wurtz 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).
Read More About This SurnameWurtz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,975 | 1:121,835 | 12,997 |
| France | 2,926 | 1:22,701 | 2,642 |
| Germany | 344 | 1:234,027 | 25,880 |
| Canada | 307 | 1:120,018 | 12,640 |
| Netherlands | 133 | 1:126,971 | 19,799 |
| Denmark | 98 | 1:57,599 | 5,874 |
| Argentina | 60 | 1:712,390 | 48,679 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Italy | 29 | 1:2,108,851 | 90,314 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 389 | 1:129,097 | 12,418 |
The alternate forms: Würtz (3,941) are calculated separately.
Wurtz 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).
- deleted-173293Wurtz Demographics
Average Male Wurtz Height
178.37 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wurtz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurtz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wurtz is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Würtz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurtz? popularity and diffusion
Wurtz is the 70,153rd most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,033,548 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Wurtz live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,975 people, or 1 in 121,835. In The United States Wurtz is most frequent in: New York, where 7 percent live, Kansas, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 4 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in France, where 41 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.
Wurtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wurtz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wurtz surname increased 765 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wurtz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wurtz surname are 20.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.06% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wurtz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning $47,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning $44,833 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Würtz | 93 | 3,941 | / |
| Wuertz | 91 | 1,430 | / |
| Waurtz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wurtzz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wurstz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wurrtz | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wusrtz | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wuirtz | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wurz | 89 | 2,868 | / |
| Wirtz | 80 | 27,523 | / |
| Wurts | 80 | 551 | / |
| Wuerz | 80 | 275 | / |
| Wurcz | 80 | 7 | / |
| Vurtz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wurdz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weurz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wiertz | 73 | 1,532 | / |
| Woertz | 73 | 325 | / |
| Buhrtz | 73 | 34 | / |
| Wuerts | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wurczt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Burtcz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bourtz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wirtzs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wurtch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wirz | 67 | 7,480 | / |
| Würz | 67 | 2,391 | / |
| Vurz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wűrz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wurc | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wurtz
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