The Wehr surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,753 people carried this name — #11,440 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 107,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,694 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 120 people named Wehr.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
41 people named Wehr live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 Poland’s population register
30 people named Wehr have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 42 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 Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 24 people named Wehr 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Wehr in American newspapers,
1900–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 60,322 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Wehr,
with a public archive behind them.
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Julius Wehr 1881–1962
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Georg Wehr 1884–1914 · teacher
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Oskar Wehr 1886–1968 · military officer
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Todd Wehr 1889–1965 · businessperson
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Matthias Wehr 1892–1967 · Catholic priest
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Albert Wehr 1895–1987 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wehr.
- Wecker 821 · U.S. census
- Weckerle 234 · U.S. census
- Weens 102 · U.S. census
- Wegmann 832 · U.S. census
- Wegner 8,192 · U.S. census
- Wegscheider 100 · U.S. census
- Wehrle 2,021 · U.S. census
- Wehrli 611 · U.S. census
- Wehrung 229 · U.S. census
- Weibel 1,817 · U.S. census
- Weick 979 · U.S. census
- Weidemann 949 · U.S. census
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