The Weiss surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 57,112 people carried this name — #587 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,170 people counted. That is up 2% from 56,153 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Weiss surname
A common surname transferred from the nickname.
From the adjective weiß.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Weiss» (English) and «Weiß» (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 5,154 people named Weiss.
338 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 93 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
4,564 people named Weiss live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 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 2,079 people named Weiss 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 Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
2,024 people named Weiss have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,680 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 305 people named Weiss live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
397 people named Weiss are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Weiss in American newspapers,
1890–1957.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 452,713 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Weiss,
with a public archive behind them.
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Inge Weiss d. 2004 · choreographer
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Ernst Weiss d. 1975 · association football player
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Johannes Weiss d. 1544 · printer
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Johannes Weiss d. 1543 · printer
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Neil A. Weiss d. 2016 · statistician
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Ján Weiss d. 1959 · entomologist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Weiss.
- Weis 9,750 · U.S. census
- Weisbecker 427 · U.S. census
- Weiser 5,421 · U.S. census
- Weisgerber 1,125 · U.S. census
- Weishaar 1,824 · U.S. census
- Weishaupt 487 · U.S. census
- Weisse 546 · U.S. census
- Weissenburger 151 · U.S. census
- Weisser 1,768 · U.S. census
- Weissgerber 212 · U.S. census
- Weisskopf 183 · U.S. census
- Weissler 215 · U.S. census
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