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

The Weigel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,740 people carried this name — #5,187 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 6,906 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 547 people named Weigel.

21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 21
Haut-Rhin 232
Bas-Rhin 104
Loiret 42
Paris 33
Vosges 23
Meuse 8
Moselle 7
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 174 people named Weigel 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 83
La Pampa 70
City of Buenos Aires 21

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

116 people named Weigel live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

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

Where they live today

Bern 24
Basel-Landschaft 18
St. Gallen 18
Aargau 15
Zurich 14
Thurgau 10
Graubünden 7
Basel-Stadt 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

95 people named Weigel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 132 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.

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

Where they live today

Opole 35
Greater Poland 13
Lesser Poland 12
Łódź 11
Silesian 11
Subcarpathian 3
Masovian 3
Warmian-Masurian 3

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

In print

Weigel in American newspapers,
1900–1921.

Newspaper page from The Lafayette Gazette carrying the name Weigel
The Lafayette Gazette 1900-06-30
Newspaper page from The Glasgow Courier carrying the name Weigel
The Glasgow Courier 1921-09-16
Newspaper page from The Glasgow Courier carrying the name Weigel
The Glasgow Courier 1917-11-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,444 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Weigel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jonas Weigel d. 1663 · organ builder
  • Nicolaus Weigel 1350–1444 · theologian
  • Katarzyna Weiglowa 1460–1539
  • Volkwin Weigel 1516–1579 · physician
  • Hans Weigel 1520–1577 · printer
  • Georg Weigel 1529– · preacher

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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