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

The Wermuth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 612 people carried this name — #36,525 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (611).

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

528 people named Wermuth live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 227
Zurich 61
Basel-Landschaft 51
Solothurn 36
Vaud 29
Aargau 23
Thurgau 22
St. Gallen 16

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 126 people named Wermuth.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Haut-Rhin 63
Paris 14
Meurthe-et-Moselle 12
Yvelines 6
Bas-Rhin 5
Territoire de Belfort 4
Jura 3
Var 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

39 people named Wermuth have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 53 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 West Pomeranian.

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

Where they live today

West Pomeranian 25
Lower Silesian 6
Masovian 6
Lubusz 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 22 people named Wermuth 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.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 22

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

Who carried it

People named Wermuth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christian Wermuth
    Christian Wermuth 1661–1739 · sculptor
  • Adolf Wermuth
    Adolf Wermuth 1855–1927 · politician
  • Friedrich Ernst Wermuth 1694– · mintmaster
  • Heinrich Friedrich Wermuth 1703–1744 · medalist
  • Christian Sigmund Wermuth 1711–1791 · medalist
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Wermuth 1747– · medalist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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