Weller surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Weller surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,774 people carried this name — #2,615 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,400 people counted. That is down 19% from 16,916 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 226 people named Weller.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Bas-Rhin 107
Haut-Rhin 19
Paris 18
Moselle 14
Rhône 11
Doubs 5
Haute-Marne 4
Marne 4

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 213 people named Weller 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.

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Where they live today

Misiones 82
Buenos Aires Province 60
Santa Fe 43
Córdoba 18
City of Buenos Aires 10

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

186 people named Weller live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 53
Basel-Landschaft 26
Basel-Stadt 21
Aargau 15
Bern 14
Thurgau 13
Schwyz 9
Fribourg 7

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 the Nordic population registers

29 people named Weller is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 29

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

Weller in American newspapers,
1919.

Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Weller
St. Tammany Farmer 1919-05-24
Newspaper page from The Morgan City Daily Review carrying the name Weller
The Morgan City Daily Review 1919-05-12
Newspaper page from St. Landry Clarion carrying the name Weller
St. Landry Clarion 1919-05-24

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

Who carried it

People named Weller,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jakob Weller
    Jakob Weller 1602–1664 · parson
  • Henry Weller d. 1868 · writer
  • Arabella Weller d. 1841
  • Constance Mary Sophia Denny d. 1929
  • Joachim Weller 1725–1792 · goldsmith
  • Johan Mathias Weller 1744–1800 · engraver

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Weller.

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