Wenner is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wenner
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Quite common in the Moselle is a variant of Wanner, who was able to designate a tank manufacturer (Middle High German "wanne"). Alternatively, one who hails from Wanne, localities name in Belgium (province of Liège) and Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia).

How popular is Wenner?

Wenner is common in Germany.

Wenner is ranked 59482 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wenners plummeted by 3.584447 per cent to 3174 since 2000 and slipped by 1049 spots and ranked at 10166. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.9 96.63
Hispanic or Latino 1.58 1.18
Others 1.04 0.88
Black 0.76 0.55
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.41 0.52
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32 0.24
Wenner is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Luxembourg is ahead in terms of density. Around 7775 people have been found who wears Wenner as their family name. Wenner is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
95,557 Czech Republic6
16,605 Austria3
9,097 Wales3
108,034 Italy3
5,630 Northern Ireland2
20,595 China2
9,272 Ecuador2
810,193 Indonesia1
1,704,541 India1
14,618 Guyana1
4,942 Libya1
9,591 Panama1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
5,553 Taiwan1
7,314 Bolivia1
5,589 Sudan1
36,678 Singapore1
21,562 Portugal1
356 Eritrea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
43,731 Australia46
1,273 Luxembourg46
37,591 Belgium37
18,843 Chile36
11,387 Ireland22
86,938 Spain14
78,557 Netherlands13
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
41,845 England97
13,957 Switzerland81
12,538 Norway59
Countries with hundreds of Wenner:
13,513 Argentina403
25,166 France392
39,161 Brazil286
3,598 Sweden276
22,710 Canada155
Countries with thousands of Wenner:
9,427 United States3,904
5,033 Germany1,816
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Casper-G. Wenner worked as farmer and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 49 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Clutha and arrived on June 19, 1849. Christina Wenner, aged 49, Johanna Wenner, aged 24, Elizth. Wenner, Sophia Wenner (20) , Wilhelmina Wenner (18) , Maria Wenner (16) , 9 years old Theresa Wenner, Frederickwilliam Wenner, aged 4, are other Wenner that migrated to US.

Wenner Namesakes

  • Charles Wennergren, Tennis Player
  • Arabella Wennerström Nylund, Author
  • Jann Wenner, Publisher
  • Dorothee Wenner, Film director
  • Dorothee Wenner, Film director
  • Gunnar Wennerberg, Poet
  • Caroline Wennergren, Singer
  • Jann Wenner, Publisher
  • Kurt Wenner, Artist
  • Lettie McSpadden Wenner, Author

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