Wechsler is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wechsler
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Germany
Meaning: German or Alsatian (Alternative: Wexler), the name refers to a money changer. It was often worn by askhénazes Jews.

How popular is Wechsler?

Wechsler is common in Germany.

Wechsler is ranked 67458 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wechslers plummeted by 1.180258 per cent to 1842 since 2000 and slipped by 1172 spots and ranked at 15806. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.21 95.33
Hispanic or Latino 4.56 3.17
Wechsler is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Switzerland is ahead in terms of density. Around 6720 people have been found who wears Wechsler as their family name. Wechsler is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
38,459 New Zealand7
103,755 Czech Republic5
32,086 Mexico3
119,730 Brazil3
28,083 Romania2
20,595 China2
1,500,361 India2
37,779 Serbia1
66,560 Philippines1
2,057 Myanmar1
9,498 Iceland1
20,172 Hungary1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
2,190 Barbados1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,256 Australia50
20,103 Norway33
43,662 Belgium30
89,048 Spain13
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,122 Chile90
53,069 England70
Countries with hundreds of Wechsler:
1,850 Switzerland567
10,423 Argentina523
2,422 Israel471
33,969 France294
5,909 Austria210
30,903 Canada108
Countries with thousands of Wechsler:
12,448 United States2,828
6,895 Germany1,379
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Comments

M
Mariette Ledger
wechsler is one of Alsace-Lorraine last name, derived from the medium-speaker German wehselaere which means the money changer name profession.

Wechsler Namesakes

  • Nick Wechsler, Film producer
  • Allon Wechsler, Film producer
  • Fanchon Wechsler Shur, Dancer
  • Lazar Wechsler, Film producer
  • Maia Wechsler, Film director
  • Nick Wechsler, Actor
  • Nick Wechsler, Film producer
  • Susan Shaffer Wechsler, Nurse
  • Nick Wechsler, Actor
  • Nick Wechsler, Actor

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