Weiss is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Weiss
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

The form of the Weiss. One who came from Weis meaning "white," situated in Germany; the light-complexioned or white-haired man; variant of Weitz who is a descendant of Wizo, a pet form of names beginning with Wid.

One who came from Weis meaning "white," situated in Germany; the light-complexioned or white-haired man; variant of Weitz who is a descendant of Wizo, a pet form of names beginning with Wid.

How popular is Weiss?

Weiss is common in United States, Germany, Israel, France, Austria, Brazil, Switzerland, Canada, Poland, Mauritania, Australia, Argentina, Afghanistan, England, Italy, Czechia, Thailand, South Africa, Denmark, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Romania, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Chile, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Luxembourg, Russia, New Zealand, Mexico, Croatia.

Weiss is ranked 2866 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Weiss bearers increased by 1.71 per cent in 2010 US census to 57112 since 2000, the surname slipped by 56 spots and ranked at 587. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.58 96.45
Hispanic or Latino 2.24 1.46
Others 0.95 1.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.47
Black 0.38 0.36
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.19
Weiss is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while New Caledonia is ahead in terms of density. Around 195776 people have been found who wears Weiss as their family name. Weiss is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Weiss:
467 United States86,318
222 Germany33,867
20 Israel13,683
516 France10,813
48 Austria10,069
Countries with thousands of Weiss:
1,183 Brazil7,877
110 Switzerland5,760
1,201 Canada4,533
2,052 Poland2,693
212 Mauritania2,447
1,762 Australia2,234
1,772 Argentina2,017
988 Afghanistan1,774
5,995 England1,165
10,553 Italy1,036
Countries with hundreds of Weiss:
1,454 Czechia987
10,908 Thailand874
9,240 South Africa729
737 Denmark699
4,979 Netherlands560
5 New Caledonia468
1,159 Slovenia442
1,589 Slovakia437
4,935 Belgium377
11,394 Spain300
2,894 Sweden275
9,339 Romania253
2,508 Dominican Republic216
1,172 Paraguay199
3,529 Chile191
28,715 Egypt183
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
29,384 Iran156
533 Luxembourg149
76,448 Russia146
5,839 New Zealand134
12,750 Mexico131
7,629 Croatia112
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,563 Peru100
10,051 Norway72
5,760 Uruguay66
4,104 Estonia58
29,184 Japan57
7,697 Portugal57
3,020 Jamaica54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,016 Namibia50
17,202 Hungary48
9,331 Kuwait48
4,783 Singapore47
8,826 Scotland36
37,773 Kazakhstan34
2,302 China32
15,564 Finland31
7,685 Qatar31
20,323 United Arab Emirates30
7,171 Ireland29
48,277 Malaysia27
908 Guam25
723 United States Virgin Islands24
12,618 Ecuador22
165,269 Philippines22
2,987 Costa Rica18
3,086 French Polynesia18
341 Greenland18
16,101 Latvia18
21,578 Venezuela18
84,075 Greece14
3,360 Hong Kong14
7,351 Panama12
390 Liechtenstein11
22,440 Serbia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
639,611 India10
434,432 Indonesia10
7,122 Kosovo10
3,802 Madagascar9
54,497 Morocco9
8,246 Tunisia9
668 Monaco7
355,097 Nigeria6
23,065 Taiwan6
328,556 Ukraine6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Emma Weiss from Italy aboard the Spaarndam from Boulogne & Rotterdam on May 11, 1896. She is registered to be 21 years old when she arrived in New York. Louis Weiss (38) Laborer, are other Weiss that migrated to US.

From Germany

Agnesia Weiss worked as farmer and hailed from Bavaria. 30 years old embarked for USA from Havre on Germania and arrived on June 14, 1852. 2 years old Carl-Aug. Weiss, 6 months old Constantin Weiss, 27 years old Friedrich Weiss, Rosa Weiss (21) Farmer, 6 months old John. Weiss, 23 years old Catherine Weiss, Conrad Weiss, aged 19, Farmer Lea Weiss, and 5133 other Weiss around 43.49% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and coachman, shoemaker, saddler, cultivator, tanner, mason, merchant, carpenter, joiner, tailor, cooper, undefined code, daughter, butcher, glazier, bricklayer, servant, coppersmith, pot maker, brewer, farmer and mechanic, clerk, architect, dressmaker, teacher, weaver, musician, watchmaker, gentleman, carver, shingler, miller, soldier, baker, tourist, turner, locksmith, painter, barber, doctor, smith, mechanic, cigar maker, gardener, brick maker, gun maker, inn keeper, vine-dresser, spinster, blacksmith, engraver, miner, point cutter, cook, seamstress, stone cutter, tinman, peddler, surgeon, engineer, matron, missionary, artist, plumber, furrier, student, boot &, shoe maker, steward, machinist, manufacturer, upholsterer, scholar, domestic, builder, wheeler, waiter, sailor, forester, dealer, compositor, hair dresser, bookbinder, agent, traveler, trader, sawer, housekeeper migrated to US from Havre, Bremen and Liverpool.

Weiss Namesakes

  • Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist
  • Samuel Weiss, Canadian neurobiologist
  • Bernhard Weiss, German Protestant New Testament scholar
  • Rainbow George Weiss, fringe UK political candidate
  • Bill Weiss, American baseball historian and statistician
  • Harald Weiss, German composer, director, screenwriter
  • Max Weiss, Austrian chess player
  • Joseph Hirsch Weiss, Hungarian rabbi
  • Chuck E. Weiss, American songwriter and vocalist
  • Linda Weiss, Australian professor of political science at the University of Sydney
  • Harvey Weiss, archaeologist who teaches at Yale University
  • John Weiss, American author and clergyman
  • Myra Tanner Weiss, American Communist following Trotskyism
  • Edmund Weiss, Austrian astronomer
  • Robert K. Weiss, American film and television producer
  • Jerry Weiss, American trumpet and flugelhorn player
  • Jim Weiss, children's' storyteller
  • Isidore Weiss, Frenchman
  • Bianca Weiß, member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • Isaac Hirsch Weiss, from 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia
  • Hy Weiss, American record producer of pop and rhythm and blues music
  • Kurt Weiß, German field hockey player
  • Anita Weiß, retired East German athlete
  • Alois Weiss, executioner at the Gestapo Pankrác prison
  • Frank Weiss, Canadian racecar driver
  • Jess Weiss, American anesthesiologist and doctor
  • Willoughby Weiss, English oratorio and opera singer and composer
  • Johannes Weiss, German Protestant theologian and biblical exegete
  • Rainer Weiss, American physicist
  • Nigel Weiss, scientist
  • Christian Samuel Weiss, German mineralogist born in Leipzig
  • Paul Alfred Weiss, Austrian biologist
  • Pierre Weiss, French physicist specialized in magnetism
  • Jennifer Weiss, former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly and a stay-at-home mom
  • Hymie Weiss, American mob boss
  • Peter Weiss, German writer, painter, graphic artist
  • Mary Weiss, American pop music vocalist
  • Carl Weiss, Carl Austin Weiss Sr
  • Michael T. Weiss, American actor
  • Shevah Weiss, Israeli political scientist and former politician
  • Al Weiss, was president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the division of The Walt Disney Company that operates eleven theme parks and multiple resort hotels at seven sites around the world including Paris, France; Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Penny's Bay, Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan; Hawaii, United States; Anaheim, CA
  • George David Weiss, musical artist
  • Shaun Weiss, American television and film actor
  • Bob Weiss, American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player
  • David N. Weiss, American writer, lecturer and labor leader
  • Janet Weiss, rock drummer
  • Martin Gottfried Weiss, commandant of the Dachau concentration camp
  • Stephen Weiss, Canadian former professional ice hockey centre
  • Carl W. Weiss, United States Marine during World War II
  • Walt Weiss, American professional baseball shortstop and manager
  • Emanuel Weiss, New York organized crime figure
  • Morris Weiss, American comic book and comic strip artist and writer
  • Jack Weiss, American entrepreneur and former politician
  • Wilhelm Weiss, military person
  • Ruth Weiss, Jewish Austrian-Chinese educator, journalist

Weiss Namesakes

  • Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist
  • Samuel Weiss, Canadian neurobiologist
  • Bernhard Weiss, German Protestant New Testament scholar
  • Rainbow George Weiss, fringe UK political candidate
  • Bill Weiss, American baseball historian and statistician
  • Harald Weiss, German composer, director, screenwriter
  • Max Weiss, Austrian chess player
  • Joseph Hirsch Weiss, Hungarian rabbi
  • Chuck E. Weiss, American songwriter and vocalist
  • Linda Weiss, Australian professor of political science at the University of Sydney
  • Harvey Weiss, archaeologist who teaches at Yale University
  • John Weiss, American author and clergyman
  • Myra Tanner Weiss, American Communist following Trotskyism
  • Edmund Weiss, Austrian astronomer
  • Robert K. Weiss, American film and television producer
  • Jerry Weiss, American trumpet and flugelhorn player
  • Jim Weiss, children's' storyteller
  • Isidore Weiss, Frenchman
  • Bianca Weiß, member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • Isaac Hirsch Weiss, from 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia
  • Hy Weiss, American record producer of pop and rhythm and blues music
  • Kurt Weiß, German field hockey player
  • Anita Weiß, retired East German athlete
  • Alois Weiss, executioner at the Gestapo Pankrác prison
  • Frank Weiss, Canadian racecar driver
  • Jess Weiss, American anesthesiologist and doctor
  • Willoughby Weiss, English oratorio and opera singer and composer
  • Johannes Weiss, German Protestant theologian and biblical exegete
  • Rainer Weiss, American physicist
  • Nigel Weiss, scientist
  • Christian Samuel Weiss, German mineralogist born in Leipzig
  • Paul Alfred Weiss, Austrian biologist
  • Pierre Weiss, French physicist specialized in magnetism
  • Jennifer Weiss, former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly and a stay-at-home mom
  • Hymie Weiss, American mob boss
  • Peter Weiss, German writer, painter, graphic artist
  • Mary Weiss, American pop music vocalist
  • Carl Weiss, Carl Austin Weiss Sr
  • Michael T. Weiss, American actor
  • Shevah Weiss, Israeli political scientist and former politician
  • Al Weiss, was president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the division of The Walt Disney Company that operates eleven theme parks and multiple resort hotels at seven sites around the world including Paris, France; Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Penny's Bay, Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan; Hawaii, United States; Anaheim, CA
  • George David Weiss, musical artist
  • Shaun Weiss, American television and film actor
  • Bob Weiss, American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player
  • David N. Weiss, American writer, lecturer and labor leader
  • Janet Weiss, rock drummer
  • Martin Gottfried Weiss, commandant of the Dachau concentration camp
  • Stephen Weiss, Canadian former professional ice hockey centre
  • Carl W. Weiss, United States Marine during World War II
  • Walt Weiss, American professional baseball shortstop and manager
  • Emanuel Weiss, New York organized crime figure
  • Morris Weiss, American comic book and comic strip artist and writer
  • Jack Weiss, American entrepreneur and former politician
  • Wilhelm Weiss, military person
  • Ruth Weiss, Jewish Austrian-Chinese educator, journalist

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