The Wiener surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,191 people carried this name — #6,528 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,219 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Wiener.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Paris.
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
66 people named Wiener live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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
56 people named Wiener have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 83 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 Opole.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 25 people named Wiener 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 City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
56 people named Wiener is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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
Wiener in American newspapers,
1902–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 121,663 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wiener.
- Wieder 1,645 · U.S. census
- Wiederkehr 368 · U.S. census
- Wiedmann 583 · U.S. census
- Wiegand 6,004 · U.S. census
- Wiel 105 · U.S. census
- Wieland 5,314 · U.S. census
- Wierzbicki 1,639 · U.S. census
- Wies 442 · U.S. census
- Wiesen 924 · U.S. census
- Wieser 1,568 · U.S. census
- Wiest 3,588 · U.S. census
- Wilbert 3,222 · U.S. census
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