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

Family Name / Last Name: Wertz
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Switzerland, Germany
Meaning:

Lastname Wertz is the variant of Wirtz. One who acted as host in a tavern or inn.

The surname Wertz is form of the Wert. Descendant of Wirth, a pet form of names beginning with Wert that means "worth," as Werdheri or Werdmann.

How popular is Wertz?

Wertz is common in United States, Belgium, Germany, Argentina.

Wertz is ranked 41320 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wertzs plummeted by 0.56 per cent to 8198 since 2000 and slipped by 379 spots and ranked at 4331. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.58 94.87
Hispanic or Latino 2.55 1.48
Black 2 2.2
Others 1.21 0.9
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0.33
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.23
Wertz is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Belgium is ahead in terms of density. Around 12660 people have been found who wears Wertz as their family name. Wertz is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wertz:
4,057 United States11,154
Countries with hundreds of Wertz:
3,297 Belgium539
20,054 Germany473
23,873 Argentina143
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
42,460 Canada74
31,935 Netherlands68
97,681 Brazil62
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
68,062 Poland42
182,981 France28
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
109,631 Australia10
150,017 South Africa10
75,134 Austria8
69,697 Switzerland7
92,666 Spain7

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Laborer A. Wertz from Germany aboard the George Hurlbut from Havre. She is registered to be 16 years old when she arrived in USA on September 24, 1852. Christian Wertz, 14 years old Georges Wertz, Rosina Wertz (7), Sophia Wertz (12) Farmer, Christian Wertz (27) Farmer, M. Wertz, aged 27, Dorothea Wertz, aged 29, Dorothea Wertz (29) Farmer, and 69 other Wertz around 53.57% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and agent, miner, servant migrated to US.

Wertz Namesakes

  • Ricki Wertz, television personality from Pittsburgh
  • David Frederick Wertz, American Bishop of the United Methodist Church
  • Vic Wertz, American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder
  • Matt Wertz, American singer-songwriter
  • George M. Wertz, Republican politician
  • Bill Wertz, American former Major League Baseball player

Wertz Namesakes

  • Ricki Wertz, television personality from Pittsburgh
  • David Frederick Wertz, American Bishop of the United Methodist Church
  • Vic Wertz, American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder
  • Matt Wertz, American singer-songwriter
  • George M. Wertz, Republican politician
  • Bill Wertz, American former Major League Baseball player

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