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

Wein, 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 Wein surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wein in America

Wein is the 15806th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wein surname appeared 1,842 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Wein.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wein 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 Wein

The surname WEIN originates from Germany and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the German word "Wein", which means "wine", suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name were likely associated with the wine trade or lived near vineyards.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname WEIN can be found in the Bavarian town of Landshut, where a certain Konrad Wein was mentioned in a document dated 1285. This indicates that the name was already established in southern Germany during that time period.

In the 14th century, the name WEIN appeared in various records across different regions of Germany. For instance, a Hans Wein was recorded in the city of Nuremberg in 1327, while a Johannes Wein was mentioned in a document from Cologne in 1348.

The WEIN surname is also linked to several place names in Germany, such as Weinbach and Weinheim, which further reinforces its connection to the wine industry or vineyards located in those areas.

Notable individuals throughout history who bore the surname WEIN include Johann Wein (1490-1558), a German Protestant reformer and theologian from Saxony, and Andreas Wein (1625-1681), a Baroque painter and engraver from Nuremberg.

Another noteworthy figure was Johann Georg Wein (1714-1786), a German lawyer and politician who served as the mayor of Frankfurt am Main from 1768 to 1786. In the 19th century, Gustav Wein (1828-1904) was a German businessman and entrepreneur who founded the renowned Wein brewery in Dortmund.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the WEIN surname outside of Germany can be found in the Netherlands, where a certain Gerrit Wein was mentioned in a document from Amsterdam in 1632. This suggests that the name had spread to other parts of Europe by that time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wein

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

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 Wein 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 Wein 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 Wein was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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