The Wurm surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,729 people carried this name — #16,586 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 169,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,752 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 105 people named Wurm.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
49 people named Wurm live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 39 people named Wurm 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
36 people named Wurm have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 63 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 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
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wurm.
- Wronski 777 · U.S. census
- Wu 71,721 · U.S. census
- Wucher 176 · U.S. census
- Wuest 1,713 · U.S. census
- Wunderlich 3,604 · U.S. census
- Wunsch 1,598 · U.S. census
- Wurster 2,154 · U.S. census
- Wurth 1,241 · U.S. census
- Wurtz 2,357 · U.S. census
- Wurtzel 411 · U.S. census
- Wust 157 · U.S. census
- Wuthrich 765 · U.S. census
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