Wiener
A surname for someone from Vienna, literally meaning “a person from Vienna.”
The #6,528 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 59,477 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Wiener is a German habitational surname formed from Wien, the German name of Vienna, plus the agentive ending -er, meaning “one from” a place. In literal sense it identifies a person as a Viennese or someone connected with Vienna. The same pattern appears in many German surnames built from place names, such as Ulmer or Berliner.
History
The name would originally have been used to label someone who had come from Vienna or was associated with the city. It is found in German-speaking records as a byname and later as a hereditary family name. In English-speaking countries it is usually kept in its German form, and in the United States it is relatively uncommon.
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Fun fact
German surnames ending in -er often point to a place of origin, so Wiener is essentially a built-in geographic tag.
From the historical record
“häutig als Ortsnamen vorkommen usw. 2) Stark S. 156: Rudolfus iS/rt^*w^ar (Straubinger) 12. Jahrh.; Heinrich der Wiener 14. Jahrh. — Henricus dictus Mijssener (Meißner) Köln. Univ.- Matrikel 1390. Digitized by”
— Die deutschen Familiennamen