Wesen is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wesen
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Lastname is form of Weston. One who lived in the western homestead.

Wesen is the variant of Weston. The English gazetteers give about fifty parishes and hamlets of this name, which signifies simply 'the western enclosure,' and corresponds with Easton, Norton, and Sutton. From divers of these, some of the families of Weston have sprung; but the widely-spread Westons of Surrey and Sussex are descended from the house of De Wistoneston, or Wiston, of Wiston, county of Sussex. Weston also occurs as a personal name in the VIII century— "Alfred, the son of Weston."

How popular is Wesen?

Wesen is common in Ethiopia, United States.

Wesen is ranked 81927 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wesens grew by 8.54 per cent to 178 since 2000 and ranked 101247 after elevating 407 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.94 97.56
Wesen is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ethiopia which signifies that it is originated from Ethiopia. Around 5921 person has been found who wears Wesen as their family name. Wesen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Wesen:
2,389 Ethiopia5,473
Countries with hundreds of Wesen:
99,379 United States250
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
107,418 Indonesia81
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
140,707 Germany27
228,483 Brazil19
22,464 Finland18
60,627 Papua New Guinea17
103,534 Australia11

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Bend. Wesen was 19 years old when he migrated to USA on August 4, 1873. He lived in Germany where he worked as laborer and took Palmyra from Liverpool. Julius Wesen (42) Farmer, are other Wesen that migrated to US.

Wesen Namesakes

  • Rolv Wesenlund, Comedian
  • Eric Wesenberg, Musical Artist
  • Mathilde Wesendonck, Poet
  • Brian Wesenberg, Ice hockey player
  • Rolv Wesenlund, Comedian
  • Rolv Wesenlund, Comedian
  • In 2020, Ryan Wesen played the role of Dane in action, sci-fi film Axcellerator.

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