The Weil surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,455 people carried this name — #5,390 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,338 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,361 people named Weil.
82 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 59 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
230 people named Weil live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 113 people named Weil 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
40 people named Weil have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 64 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 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 the Nordic population registers
37 people named Weil is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Weil in American newspapers,
1872–1947.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,057,181 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Weil,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nathaniel Weil 1687–1769 · rabbi -
Tia Weil 1721–1805 · rabbi -
Gustav Weil 1808–1889 · writer -
Henri Weil 1818–1909 · university teacher -
Maurice-Henri Weil 1845–1924 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 263 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Weil.
- Weick 979 · U.S. census
- Weidemann 949 · U.S. census
- Weider 622 · U.S. census
- Weidmann 324 · U.S. census
- Weidner 8,400 · U.S. census
- Weigel 6,740 · U.S. census
- Weiland 6,163 · U.S. census
- Weiler 10,160 · U.S. census
- Weill 513 · U.S. census
- Weimann 525 · U.S. census
- Weimer 8,050 · U.S. census
- Wein 1,842 · U.S. census
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