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The Wehrle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,021 people carried this name — #14,706 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 144,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,009 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

550 people named Wehrle live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.

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Where they live today

St. Gallen 130
Zurich 113
Thurgau 50
Aargau 36
Bern 33
Basel-Landschaft 31
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 27
Lucerne 22

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 529 people named Wehrle.

33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 33
Haut-Rhin 185
Bas-Rhin 142
Paris 69
Moselle 20
Meurthe-et-Moselle 15
Seine-Maritime 15
Territoire de Belfort 8
Vosges 6

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

In print

Wehrle in American newspapers,
1910–1915.

Newspaper page from The Wibaux Pioneer carrying the name Wehrle
The Wibaux Pioneer 1910-06-23
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Wehrle
Daily Kennebec Journal 1915-02-05
Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Wehrle
Grant County Herald 1915-09-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,017 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Wehrle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle
    John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle 1855–1941 · Catholic priest
  • Emerenciana Wehrle
    Emerenciana Wehrle 1861–1938 · singer
  • Alois Wehrle 1791–1835 · pharmacist
  • Adolf Wehrle 1846–1915
  • Hugo Wehrle 1847–1919 · composer
  • Emil Wehrle 1891–1962 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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