The Wies surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 442 people carried this name — #47,878 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is down 6% from 469 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 81 people named Wies.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 38 people named Wies 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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.
Who carried it
People named Wies,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nicolas Wies 1817–1879 · teacher -
Andreas Severin Wies 1815–1889 · businessperson
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Joël Wies 1961– · politician
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Gerhard Wies 1961– · athletics competitor
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Jana Wies 1987– · political economist
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Dana Wies 2008– · basketball player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wies.
- Wiedmann 583 · U.S. census
- Wiegand 6,004 · U.S. census
- Wiel 105 · U.S. census
- Wieland 5,314 · U.S. census
- Wiener 5,191 · U.S. census
- Wierzbicki 1,639 · 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
- Wilczynski 1,414 · U.S. census
- Wild 8,217 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Wies 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.