The Weise surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,834 people carried this name — #8,590 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,742 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

139 people named Weise live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 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

Zurich 56
Aargau 19
Lucerne 12
Basel-Landschaft 9
Solothurn 8
Thurgau 8
Graubünden 7
St. Gallen 6

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 45 people named Weise.

11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 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

Born outside France 11
Moselle 20
Allier 3
Haut-Rhin 2
Hauts-de-Seine 1
Var 1
Yvelines 1
Manche 1
Bas-Rhin 1

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 44 people named Weise 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 Chubut.

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

Where they live today

Chubut 31
Buenos Aires Province 13

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

In the Nordic population registers

66 people named Weise is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 66

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

Weise in American newspapers,
1895–1916.

Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Weise
Fergus County Democrat 1916-08-17
Newspaper page from The Lancaster Gazette carrying the name Weise
The Lancaster Gazette 1908-12-23
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Weise
The Anaconda Standard 1895-11-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Weise in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

2,924 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Weise. The most, 440, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,340
Western Australia 516
South Australia 511
New South Wales 347
Victoria 140
ACT (Canberra) 39
Tasmania 7
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Weise.

Who carried it

People named Weise,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Martin Weise
    Martin Weise 1605–1693 · physician
  • Paul Weise d. 1902 · gardener
  • Johan Otto Weise d. 1947
  • Johannes Weise 1548–1613 · pastor
  • Martin Weise 1634–1671 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Weise,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,008 records

1,008 records of the Weise name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 432
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 276
  • Other U.S. records 300
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Theodore W. Weise

    Born 1922 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; auto plant worker from Bronx County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ida Weise

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Saale from Bremen and Southampton, aged 21; servant. From Jersey City, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Raymond Weise

    Born 1947; from St Peter, Minnesota. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,008 records for Weise in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany2,034 records

2,034 records of the Weise name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 2,027
  • German emigration and citizenship files 7
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Weise

    Born 1873; from Kakau. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 15 February 1918; then reported dead in the list of 5 December 1918 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 384).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Friedrich Wilhelm Weise

    Emigrated to North America in 1853.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Gustav Adolf Eduard Weise

    Emigrated to Hainichen, Saxony in 1865.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,034 records for Weise in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands127 records

127 records of the Weise name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 68
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 59
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Friedrich Anton Weise

    Married in 1896 in Oud-Vroenhoven; wheelwright, born 1868. Died 1943 in Heerlen.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ellij Aleida Weise

    Born 1903 in Enschede. Died 1903 in Enschede.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Heinrich Robert Weise

    Born 1882 in Rotterdam. Married in 1916 in 's-Gravenhage. Died 1966 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 83.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 127 records for Weise in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia87 records

87 records of the Weise name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 36
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 33
  • Other Australian records 18
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Frederick Weise

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Cornwall, sailing from Portsmouth in 1851. Native of Mayfair, Middlesex.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Weise

    Arrived in Queensland in 1886 aboard the Quetta, aged 38.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Paul Weise

    Welder of Glen Iris, Victoria; died 1969.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 87 records for Weise in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France17 records

17 records of the Weise name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ruth Weise

    Born 1926 in Germany; died 2001 in Belfort (Territoire de Belfort).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Willem Paul Weise

    Born 1932 in the Netherlands; died 1995 in Saint-Léger-de-Fougeret (Nièvre).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Wilhem Hermann Weise

    Born 1908 in Germany; died 1993 in Harfleur (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Weise in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway2 records

2 records of the Weise name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Sigrid Weise

    Census of 1910: Busterudgate, Fredrikshald; born 1881 in Arendal.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Katharina Weise

    Census of 1910: Busterudgate, Fredrikshald; born 1879 in Algier.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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