Wilhelm is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wilhelm
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Wilhelm is a variation of Willemse. William's son.

A form of Willems. William's or of William. Wilhelm, willing or devoted defender or protector.

Descendant of Wilhelm meaning "resolution, helmet".

How popular is Wilhelm?

Wilhelm is common in Germany, United States, France, Austria, Namibia, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands, Poland, Australia, Hungary, Venezuela, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Israel, Tanzania, Luxembourg, Chile, Guatemala, England, Sweden, Dominican Republic.

Wilhelm is ranked 5656 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wilhelm bearers increased by 1.27 per cent in 2010 US census to 19913 since 2000, the surname slipped by 136 spots and ranked at 1802. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.64 96.12
Hispanic or Latino 2.33 1.45
Others 1.66 1.26
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.77 0.8
Black 0.31 0.19
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.28 0.16
Wilhelm is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Namibia is ahead in terms of density. Around 100000 people have been found who wears Wilhelm as their family name. Wilhelm is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wilhelm:
130 Germany51,072
1,573 United States28,670
Countries with thousands of Wilhelm:
1,589 France4,386
372 Austria2,312
132 Namibia2,194
608 Switzerland1,936
3,401 Canada1,457
6,675 Brazil1,235
Countries with hundreds of Wilhelm:
4,653 Argentina774
4,625 Netherlands598
11,197 Poland532
6,832 Australia484
2,327 Hungary474
2,905 Venezuela458
15,793 South Africa397
7,441 Sri Lanka292
4,283 Israel285
17,053 Tanzania265
251 Luxembourg258
3,135 Chile225
2,863 Guatemala172
24,529 England167
5,921 Sweden124
4,209 Dominican Republic108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,404 Spain98
19,158 Czechia90
7,251 Denmark77
77,632 Nigeria77
64,449 Italy74
147,178 Thailand74
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,064 Mexico49
8,706 Portugal47
15,803 Croatia43
35,739 Belgium37
3,664 Paraguay37
198,221 Russia35
16,640 New Zealand32
19,244 Peru31
10,313 Singapore26
24,793 Norway23
2,896 Costa Rica19
13,396 Scotland19
18,229 Botswana17
314,803 Indonesia17
4,719 New Caledonia16
65,606 Kazakhstan15
5,142 China14
294 Liechtenstein14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
60,629 Slovakia10
213,993 Philippines10
11,581 Ghana9
4,372 Nicaragua8
55,065 Romania8
48,838 Japan6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Eliza Wilhelm from Germany aboard the Prince Arthur from Havre on June 17, 1852. She is registered to be 19 years old when she arrived in USA. Marie Wilhelm, aged 17, Catherine Wilhelm (19) Daughter, Farmer Math. Wilhelm, 19 years old Johannes Wilhelm, Farmer Audie Wilhelm, 20 years old Daniel Wilhelm, Farmer Georg Wilhelm, Farmer Susanna Wilhelm, and 1723 other Wilhelm around 45.05% of whom were farmer while others worked as servant and joiner, laborer, shoemaker, miller, carpenter, cooper, tinman, smith, barber, doctor of medicine, turner, cultivator, weaver, blacksmith, mason, merchant, tinsmith, upholsterer, tailor, apothecary, butcher, brewer, saddler, cartwright, teacher, baker, surgeon, bricklayer, gardener, miner, undefined code, brick maker, housekeeper, matron, cigar maker, locksmith, mechanic, stone cutter, painter, shepherd, spinster, musician, tanner, engineer, pastor, seaman, tourist, private man, traveler, clerk, hair dresser migrated to US from Havre, Antwerp, Bremen and Liverpool.

Wilhelm Namesakes

  • Kati Wilhelm, German former professional biathlete
  • Carl Wilhelm, prolific German-Jewish film director
  • Ivan Wilhelm, Czech nuclear physicist and former rector of the Charles University
  • Hellmut Wilhelm, German Sinologist
  • Hoyt Wilhelm, American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Giants
  • Kate Wilhelm, American author
  • David Wilhelm, global renewable energy developer
  • Bruce Wilhelm, former weightlifter and strongman
  • Erik Wilhelm, former American football quarterback best remembered for his play
  • Charles E. Wilhelm, retired United States Marine Corps general
  • Matt Wilhelm, former American college and professional football player and a current radio/TV football analyst
  • Binyomin Wilhelm, |url=https://www
  • Gale Wilhelm, American writer most noted for two books that featured lesbian themes written

Wilhelm Namesakes

  • Kati Wilhelm, German former professional biathlete
  • Carl Wilhelm, prolific German-Jewish film director
  • Ivan Wilhelm, Czech nuclear physicist and former rector of the Charles University
  • Hellmut Wilhelm, German Sinologist
  • Hoyt Wilhelm, American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Giants
  • Kate Wilhelm, American author
  • David Wilhelm, global renewable energy developer
  • Bruce Wilhelm, former weightlifter and strongman
  • Erik Wilhelm, former American football quarterback best remembered for his play
  • Charles E. Wilhelm, retired United States Marine Corps general
  • Matt Wilhelm, former American college and professional football player and a current radio/TV football analyst
  • Binyomin Wilhelm, |url=https://www
  • Gale Wilhelm, American writer most noted for two books that featured lesbian themes written

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