Wechsler surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Wechsler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,842 people carried this name — #15,806 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 161,300 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,864 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

715 people named Wechsler live in Switzerland.

They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lucerne 387
Zurich 78
Aargau 53
Bern 40
Basel-Landschaft 21
Basel-Stadt 14
Thurgau 13
Schwyz 13

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 91 people named Wechsler live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 60
Buenos Aires Province 31

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Wechsler.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Paris 18
Bas-Rhin 10
Haut-Rhin 8
Loire-Atlantique 3
Vienne 3
Hérault 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

22 people named Wechsler have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 35 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 10
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 8
Pomeranian 2
West Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Wechsler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elimelekh Wechsler-Besredka
    Elimelekh Wechsler-Besredka 1842–1919 · translator
  • Karel Wechsler d. 1943
  • Stephan Wechsler 1577–1635 · parson
  • Johann Jakob Wechsler 1681–1745 · theologian
  • Abraham Wechsler 1796–1850 · rabbi
  • Abraham Wechsler 1797–1850 · rabbi

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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