Wurtz Surname

70,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

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).

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Wurtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9751:121,83512,997
France2,9261:22,7012,642
Germany3441:234,02725,880
Canada3071:120,01812,640
Netherlands1331:126,97119,799
Denmark981:57,5995,874
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Australia341:793,99150,673
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:129,09712,418

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).

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würtz933,941/
Wuertz911,430/
Waurtz911/
Wurtzz911/
Wurstz911/
Wurrtz910/
Wusrtz910/
Wuirtz910/
Wurz892,868/
Wirtz8027,523/
Wurts80551/
Wuerz80275/
Wurcz807/
Vurtz802/
Wurdz801/
Weurz800/
Wiertz731,532/
Woertz73325/
Buhrtz7334/
Wuerts736/
Wurczt731/
Burtcz731/
Bourtz731/
Wirtzs731/
Wurtch730/
Wirz677,480/
Würz672,391/
Vurz674/
Wűrz672/
Wurc670/

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Wurtz Reference & Research

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