The Wiese surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,287 people carried this name — #3,817 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 9,200 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

811 people named Wiese have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 920 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 331
Greater Poland 218
Pomeranian 95
West Pomeranian 46
Silesian 29
Lower Silesian 25
Masovian 20
Lubusz 15

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

136 people named Wiese live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 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

Zurich 23
Aargau 18
Bern 15
Lucerne 14
Obwalden 12
Basel-Landschaft 10
Valais 10
Basel-Stadt 8

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 113 people named Wiese 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 Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 41
Buenos Aires Province 38
San Luis 34

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 43 people named Wiese.

20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 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 20
Bas-Rhin 11
Loire 4
Drôme 3
Seine-et-Marne 2
Haute-Marne 1
Pas-de-Calais 1
Paris 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

101 people named Wiese is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 101

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

Wiese in American newspapers,
1879–1928.

Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Wiese
The Kevin Review 1928-11-22
Newspaper page from American Citizen carrying the name Wiese
American Citizen 1879-04-19
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Wiese
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1919-09-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 31,346 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wiese in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

6,816 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wiese. The most, 1,453, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 6.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 4,889
Western Australia 1,126
New South Wales 412
Victoria 233
Queensland 129
ACT (Canberra) 10
Tasmania 8
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wiese.

Who carried it

People named Wiese,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ludvig Wiese
    Ludvig Wiese 1792–1853
  • Ivan Wiese d. 1992 · truck driver
  • Johannes Wiese 1410–1486 · university teacher
  • Anton Wiese 1582–1655 · bell founder
  • Friedrich Wiese 1700– · military officer
  • Walter Vincent Wiese 1735–1809 · teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wiese,
in the records of 10 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,463 records

2,463 records of the Wiese name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,602
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 296
  • Other U.S. records 565
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lawrence F. Wiese

    Born 1920 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; bakery worker from Milwaukee County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert E. Wiese

    Born 1917 in South Dakota. Enlisted 1941 at Luverne, Minnesota; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Wiese

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Elbe from Bremen, aged 24; dressmaker. From Bremen, Germany; bound for Boston.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,463 records for Wiese in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany2,427 records

2,427 records of the Wiese name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 2,419
  • German emigration and citizenship files 6
  • Other German records 2
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Erwin Wiese

    Born 1899; from Ambangula. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 2 December 1918 (Jäger Regiment No. 11).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Henriette Albertine Karoline Wiese

    Emigrated to the United States in 1858.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Georg Wiese

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Scheibelsgrub in 1842.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Landshut (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,427 records for Wiese in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands615 records

615 records of the Wiese name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 321
  • Dutch population registers 289
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Gerardus Wiese

    Married in 1912 in Amsterdam; cook. Died 1962 in Eindhoven.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Heinrich Wiese

    Married in 1862 in Hoorn; "stucadoorsknecht". Died 1929 in Hoorn, aged 95.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christoffel Johannes Wiese

    Married in 1924 in Delft. Died 1965 in Rijswijk, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 615 records for Wiese in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia130 records

130 records of the Wiese name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 43
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 38
  • Other Australian records 49
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Georg Gottl Wiese

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Procida, as an infant; Prussian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Wiese

    Arrived in Queensland in 1872 aboard the Reichstag, aged 38.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Fritz Wiese

    Herdsman of Seymour, Victoria; died 1915.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 130 records for Wiese in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Norway97 records

97 records of the Wiese name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Elise Henriette Fredrikke Wiese

    Census of 1910: Professor Dahlsgate, Kristiania; of independent means, born 1851 in Hof i Jarlsberg.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johan Ludvig Wiese

    Census of 1910: Karensfryd, Askøen; agent, born 1862 in Øksnæs.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Gerhard Wiese

    Census of 1910: Erstad (gaard), Lunner; farmer, born 1842 in Bergen.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 97 records for Wiese in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France19 records

19 records of the Wiese name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Albert Wiese

    Born 1900 in Gambsheim; died 1974 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Josefa Wiese

    Born 1921 in Germany; died 1996 in Saint-Valery-en-Caux (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bernard Thomas Wiese

    Born 1959 in Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais); died 1995 in Switzerland.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Wiese in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada12 records

12 records of the Wiese name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ethel Elvira Wiese

    Buried in 1999 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 80.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alvin A. Wiese

    Died 1969, aged 35; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 2 of 12 records for Wiese in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Wiese name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick Harrington Wiese

    Died 1987, aged 79; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Wiese in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Belgium3 records

3 records of the Wiese name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Jacob Wiesé

    Married in 1849 in Lommel; bricklayer, born 1818 in Hamont.

    Open Archives, Stad Lommel - Archiefdienst (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Wiese in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Wiese name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Gustaf Koren Wiese

    Born 1902 in Helsinki. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Helsinki.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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