The Wein surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,842 people carried this name — #15,806 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 161,300 people counted. That is down 5% from 1,935 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 71 people named Wein.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 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 Poland’s population register
51 people named Wein have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 75 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 Lower Silesian.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
29 people named Wein live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 print
Wein in American newspapers,
1893–1898.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 198,930 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wein.
- Weil 6,455 · 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
- Weinberg 9,825 · U.S. census
- Weinberger 4,897 · U.S. census
- Weinert 1,617 · U.S. census
- Weingarten 2,272 · U.S. census
- Weingartner 1,218 · U.S. census
- Weinland 213 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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