The Weiler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,160 people carried this name — #3,515 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,100 people counted. That is up 55% from 6,551 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Weiler surname
From Middle High German wīler, from Old High German wīlāri, from Latin vīllāre, derived from vīlla (“estate”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Weiler» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 388 people named Weiler.
56 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Moselle.
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
324 people named Weiler 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 102 people named Weiler 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 Poland’s population register
42 people named Weiler have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 83 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 Opole.
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
93 people named Weiler 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
Weiler in American newspapers,
1898–1906.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 44,620 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Weiler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marie Weiler 1809–1864 · actor -
Hans Weiler d. 1656 · jeweler
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Adam Weiler d. 1894 · trade unionist
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Anna Weiler d. 1458
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Kaspar Weiler 1506–1580
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Justus Weiler 1585–1635 · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Weiler.
- Weider 622 · U.S. census
- Weidmann 324 · U.S. census
- Weidner 8,400 · U.S. census
- Weigel 6,740 · U.S. census
- Weil 6,455 · U.S. census
- Weiland 6,163 · 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
- Weinberg 9,825 · U.S. census
- Weinberger 4,897 · U.S. census
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