Wiener is used as a family name or surname in Austria. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wiener
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Austria
Meaning:

One who came from Wien meaning "Vienna, in Austria.

Family name is the variant form of the Weiner. Descendant of Winiheri meaning "friend, army"; one who made and sold wine; one who came from Weine or Weiner, in Germany; one who made and sold wagons or carts.

Family name Wiener is the variant of Weinman. One who sold or dispensed wine; one who made and sold wagons or carts.

How popular is Wiener?

Wiener is common in United States, Germany, Austria, South Africa, Canada, Brazil, Australia, England, Czechia, Poland.

Wiener is ranked 35526 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wieners plummeted by 0.54 per cent to 5191 since 2000 and slipped by 464 spots and ranked at 6528. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.43 96.82
Hispanic or Latino 2.87 1.3
Others 0.73 0.82
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0.42
Wiener is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Austria lie ahead in terms of density. Around 14882 people have been found who wears Wiener as their family name. Wiener is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Wiener:
5,490 United States8,081
3,519 Germany3,022
638 Austria1,547
Countries with hundreds of Wiener:
13,831 South Africa468
17,704 Canada208
42,793 Brazil172
19,007 Australia141
27,757 England138
14,431 Czechia123
40,095 Poland106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,153 Netherlands97
87,871 France96
14,496 Hungary60
14,246 Switzerland55
19,878 Mexico55
53,420 Argentina53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,491 Denmark50
14,512 Sweden47
17,111 Peru41
12,866 Chile35
37,845 Belgium34
14,824 Dominican Republic23
18,810 Venezuela22
11,611 Singapore21
6,126 Northern Ireland19
13,424 Ecuador19
11,091 Haiti15
50,143 Slovakia14
14,239 Wales13
407,040 Thailand11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
11,581 Ghana9
22,825 Uruguay9
34,598 New Zealand8
100,283 Spain6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Oscar Wiener was 11 years old when he migrated to USA on November 29, 1852. He lived in Germany and took Rhein from Hamburg. Sigismund Wiener, aged 13, 19 years old Adolph Wiener, 36 years old Emilie Wiener, Farmer Ludwig Wiener, Max Wiener, aged 15, Renate Wiener, aged 20, Rosalie Wiener, Theodore Wiener, aged 6, and 314 other Wiener majority of whom were farmer and others worked as servant and tailor, merchant, joiner, musician, daughter, furrier, clerk, peddler, laborer, teacher, carpenter, shoemaker, peasant, butcher, tourist, mechanic migrated to US.

Wiener Namesakes

  • Martin Wiener, American academic and author
  • Alfred Wiener, German Jew
  • Charles Wiener, Austrian-French scientist-explorer
  • Murray A. Wiener, polar explorer and photographer
  • Norbert Wiener, American mathematician and philosopher
  • Alexander S. Wiener, a lifelong resident of New York City
  • Julien Wiener, former Australian cricketer
  • Jon Wiener, American historian and journalist based
  • Valerie Wiener, Democratic member of the Nevada Senate

Wiener Namesakes

  • Martin Wiener, American academic and author
  • Alfred Wiener, German Jew
  • Charles Wiener, Austrian-French scientist-explorer
  • Murray A. Wiener, polar explorer and photographer
  • Norbert Wiener, American mathematician and philosopher
  • Alexander S. Wiener, a lifelong resident of New York City
  • Julien Wiener, former Australian cricketer
  • Jon Wiener, American historian and journalist based
  • Valerie Wiener, Democratic member of the Nevada Senate

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