Find out how popular the last name Weikle is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Weikle.

Weikle, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Weikle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Weikle in America

Weikle is the 26025th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Weikle surname appeared 942 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Weikle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Weikle to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Weikle

The surname Weikle has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the 13th century. It is derived from the Old German word "weichel," which means "soft" or "tender." This suggests that the name may have initially been a nickname for someone with a gentle or mild demeanor.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Weikle surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Silesia. In this record, dated 1287, a man named Heinricus Weikele is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction.

During the late Middle Ages, the Weikle name spread to other parts of Europe, including the neighboring countries of Austria and Switzerland. In the 16th century, a Swiss merchant named Hans Weikle is documented as having conducted business in the city of Zurich.

In the 17th century, the Weikle surname appeared in various church records and tax rolls in the German states of Bavaria and Saxony. One notable figure from this era was Johann Weikle, a Lutheran pastor born in 1624 in the town of Altenburg.

As the name continued to disperse in subsequent centuries, it gained various spellings, such as Weickle, Weickel, and Weikel. In the 19th century, a German immigrant named Friedrich Weikle settled in the United States, establishing a family line in the state of Pennsylvania.

Other notable individuals with the Weikle surname include:

1. Wilhelm Weikle (1808-1878), a German composer and conductor from Cologne.
2. Theodor Weikle (1836-1909), a German painter known for his landscapes and cityscapes.
3. Johanna Weikle (1879-1965), an Austrian writer and poet from Vienna.
4. Otto Weikle (1892-1949), a German architect who designed several prominent buildings in Berlin.
5. Erich Weikle (1911-1987), a Swiss mathematician and professor at the University of Zurich.

While the Weikle name has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, it has left a lasting mark across various regions and disciplines, reflecting the diverse journeys undertaken by those who bore this surname over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Weikle

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Weikle.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Weikle was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Weikle has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Weikle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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