The Werth surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,757 people carried this name — #8,728 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,654 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Werth surname
A French surname from Alemannic German.
Borrowed from Alemannic German or German Werth, also possibly via Russian Верт (Vert). In France, historically most prevalent in Haut-Rhin.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Werth» (French), 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 138 people named Werth.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
104 people named Werth live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.
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 Poland’s population register
21 people named Werth have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 29 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
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 print
Werth in American newspapers,
1900–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 255,236 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Werth,
with a public archive behind them.
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Léon Werth 1878–1955 · screenwriter -
Johann Peter Werth 1650–1708
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Adolf Werth 1839–1915 · entrepreneur
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Richard Werth 1850–1918 · physician
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Emil Werth 1869–1958 · biologist
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Johann Peter Werth 1876–1960 · illustrator
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Werth.
- Werner 34,488 · U.S. census
- Wernert 397 · U.S. census
- Wernet 389 · U.S. census
- Wernette 532 · U.S. census
- Wernimont 480 · U.S. census
- Wersinger 212 · U.S. census
- Wertheimer 1,116 · U.S. census
- Werts 1,993 · U.S. census
- Wertz 8,198 · U.S. census
- Wery 607 · U.S. census
- Wesolek 414 · U.S. census
- Wesolowski 3,204 · U.S. census
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