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The Weyl surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 294 people carried this name — #67,126 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 5% from 309 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Weyl surname

A surname from German, notably held by Hermann Weyl.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Weyl» (English), 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 159 people named Weyl.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 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

Born outside France 12
Bas-Rhin 67
Paris 32
Rhône 11
Haut-Rhin 9
Haute-Saône 3
Yvelines 3
Moselle 3
Doubs 3

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

Who carried it

People named Weyl,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Meyer Simon Weyl
    Meyer Simon Weyl 1744–1826 · rabbi
  • Max Weyl
    Max Weyl 1837–1914 · painter
  • William Weyl d. 1883 · politician
  • Samuel Sanvil Weyl 1685–1753 · rabbi
  • Carl Friedrich Weyl 1792–1872 · botanist
  • Louis Weyl 1815–1851 · philosopher

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

When the index is not enough

This page says where Weyl is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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