The Wert surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,248 people carried this name — #7,795 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,216 in 2000.

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In print

Wert in American newspapers,
1922.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Wert
Great Falls Tribune 1922-06-10

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

In print

Wert in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

1,491 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wert. The most, 236, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 466
New South Wales 366
Queensland 291
South Australia 212
Tasmania 76
Western Australia 69
ACT (Canberra) 5

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

Who carried it

People named Wert,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Don Wert
    Don Wert 1938–2024 · baseball player
  • James Wert d. 2019 · university teacher
  • Dina Wert 1908–1999 · Israel Defense Forces

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wert,
in the records of 5 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 States303 records

303 records of the Wert name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 155
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 49
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 39
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 31
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 20
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles D. Wert

    Born 1926 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1945 at Philadelphia; cotton farmer. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Delphine Wert

    Arrived at New York in 1844 aboard the Oneida from Havre, aged 12; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Raymond Hilbert Wert

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1891, died 1964; buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 303 records for Wert in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands23 records

23 records of the Wert name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 10
  • Dutch population registers 8
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Pieternella Wert

    In the population register of Goes; labourer, born 1785 in Goes.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Goes (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Roosje Samuel Wert

    Died 1847 in Enschede, aged 41.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jacobus Wert

    Married in 1643 in Oud en Nieuw Gastel.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Wert in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Wert name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ethel Maud Wert

    Died 1968; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Max Rudolf Wert

    Died 1921 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Franklin Wert

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Wert in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Wert 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 Andree Wert

    Born 1899 in Spain; died 1991 in Hyères (Var).

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

    Born 1924 in Vénissieux; died 2000 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Guillermine Marie Louise Wert

    Born 1896 in Gagnac-sur-Garonne (Haute-Garonne); died 1981 in Marquette-lez-Lille (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

Germany3 records

3 records of the Wert name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Wert

    From Klein Crien, Stolp. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 9 January 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 5).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Wert

    From Spielberg, Gelnhausen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 30 November 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 14).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Wert

    From Gottschimmerbruch, Friedeberg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 26 November 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (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).

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