The Weitz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,141 people carried this name — #10,260 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 94,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,046 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 104 people named Weitz.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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
66 people named Weitz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 105 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 Masovian.
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
27 people named Weitz live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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
Weitz in American newspapers,
1896–1898.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Weitz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Kalmele Weitz d. 1980
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Johann Weitz 1576–1642 · secondary school teacher
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Nicolaus Weitz 1579– · politician
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Jakob Weitz 1604–1656 · merchant
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Johann Lambert Severin Weitz 1801–1858 · canon
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Wilhelm Weitz 1806– · dialectologist
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Weitz.
- Weissgerber 212 · U.S. census
- Weisskopf 183 · U.S. census
- Weissler 215 · U.S. census
- Weissmann 604 · U.S. census
- Weisz 2,555 · U.S. census
- Weiter 106 · U.S. census
- Welch 108,987 · U.S. census
- Welcker 128 · U.S. census
- Welker 8,566 · U.S. census
- Weller 13,774 · U.S. census
- Welsch 2,857 · U.S. census
- Welscher 111 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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