The Wiss surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 629 people carried this name — #34,114 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 589 people named Wiss.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 51 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 7

Haut-Rhin 251

Bas-Rhin 108

Paris 30

Marne 18

Meurthe-et-Moselle 15

Aube 15

Somme 13

Manche 10

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

412 people named Wiss live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.

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Where they live today

Lucerne 128

Zurich 64

Aargau 48

Zug 47

Schwyz 23

Basel-Landschaft 23

Thurgau 22

St. Gallen 14

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

31 people named Wiss have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 51 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 Lower Silesian.

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

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 14

Greater Poland 13

Łódź 2

Lesser Poland 2

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

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