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The Wieland surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,314 people carried this name — #6,402 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,600 people counted. That is down 2% from 5,416 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,418 people named Wieland live in Switzerland.

They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 293
Bern 200
Graubünden 168
Fribourg 92
Aargau 88
Thurgau 70
St. Gallen 66
Vaud 59

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

219 people named Wieland have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 270 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 140
Lubusz 26
Lower Silesian 23
Pomeranian 8
West Pomeranian 8
Silesian 6
Subcarpathian 2
Opole 2

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Wieland.

26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Eure-et-Loir.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 26
Eure-et-Loir 7
Rhône 5
Haute-Savoie 4
Meurthe-et-Moselle 4
Nord 3
Deux-Sèvres 2
Moselle 1
Isère 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

60 people named Wieland is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 60

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

Wieland in American newspapers,
1841–1923.

Newspaper page from Lincoln Telegraph carrying the name Wieland
Lincoln Telegraph 1841-09-23
Newspaper page from Independent Statesman carrying the name Wieland
Independent Statesman 1888-08-23
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Wieland
The Anaconda Standard 1896-05-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,688 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Wieland,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Melchior Wieland
    Melchior Wieland 1519–1589 · physician
  • Christoph Martin Wieland
    Christoph Martin Wieland 1733–1813 · writer
  • Ernst Carl Wieland
    Ernst Carl Wieland 1755–1828 · writer
  • Johann Heinrich Wieland
    Johann Heinrich Wieland 1758–1838 · politician
  • Johann Jakob Wieland
    Johann Jakob Wieland 1783–1848 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 174 lives in all are documented under this name.

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