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

Wertheimer, 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 Wertheimer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wertheimer in America

Wertheimer is the 22924th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wertheimer surname appeared 1,116 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 Wertheimer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wertheimer 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 Wertheimer

The surname Wertheimer is of German origin, deriving from the town of Wertheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The earliest records of the name date back to the 16th century, when it was spelled as "Werthheimer" or "Werthaymer." The name is derived from the German words "Wert" (meaning "worth" or "value") and "heim" (meaning "home" or "residence").

In the late 15th century, a Jewish community flourished in Wertheim, and it is believed that the surname Wertheimer originated from this town during that time period. The name likely referred to individuals or families who hailed from or resided in Wertheim.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Wertheimer name can be found in the Wertheim Memorbuch, a Jewish memorial book from the 16th century, which lists several individuals with the surname Wertheimer.

Notable individuals with the surname Wertheimer include Samson Wertheimer (1658-1724), an influential Austrian Jewish financier and court Jew to the Holy Roman Emperor. Another prominent figure was Max Wertheimer (1880-1943), a Czech-born psychologist who co-founded the Gestalt school of psychology.

The Wertheimer family played a significant role in the development of the textile industry in Germany during the 19th century. Carl Wertheimer (1807-1868) was a successful textile merchant and manufacturer in Augsburg, while his brother Bernhard Wertheimer (1810-1888) established a renowned textile business in Bielitz (now Bielsko-Biała, Poland).

In the field of art, Max Wertheimer (1866-1942) was a German painter and lithographer known for his landscapes and genre scenes. Another notable figure was Egon Wertheimer (1927-2018), an Austrian-American art dealer and gallery owner who specialized in works by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele.

The surname Wertheimer has been carried by influential individuals in various fields, reflecting its rich history and German origins rooted in the town of Wertheim.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wertheimer

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

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

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