The Wurster surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,154 people carried this name — #13,991 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 137,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,135 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
67 people named Wurster live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Wurster.
6 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 Poland’s population register
32 people named Wurster have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 44 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 print
Wurster in American newspapers,
1899–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 56,526 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Wurster,
with a public archive behind them.
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William Wurster 1895–1973 · architect -
Catherine Bauer Wurster 1905–1964 · architect -
Heinrich Wurster 1534–1615
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Simon Friedrich Wurster 1756–1823 · parson
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Paul von Wurster 1860–1923 · professor
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Eugen Wurster 1895–1948 · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wurster.
- 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
- Wurm 1,729 · 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
- Wyffels 403 · U.S. census
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