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Wasserman Ranking

In the United States, the name Wasserman is the 6,887th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Wasserman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wasserman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Herman Wasserman, who landed in Mississippi in 1849 2
  • Philipp Wasserman, who arrived in Mississippi in 1850 2
  • Joh Wasserman, aged 50, who arrived in New York, NY in 1852 2
  • Magd Wasserman, aged 9, who landed in New York, NY in 1852 2
  • Henriette Wasserman, aged 50, who arrived in New York, NY in 1852 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Australia Wasserman migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Wasserman Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Joseph Wasserman who was convicted in London, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Duchess of Northumberland" on 1st October 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Wasserman (post 1700) +

  • Lewis Robert Wasserman (1913-2002), American talent agent and studio executive and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Karlman Wasserman MD PhD (1927-2020), American physiologist and professor
  • Rob Wasserman (1952-2016), American Grammy Award winning upright bass player
  • John l. Wasserman (1913-2002), American entertainment critic for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1964 to 1979
  • Lew Wasserman (1938-1979), American film and entertainment agent and studio executive
  • Casey Wasserman (b. 1974), American entertainment executive and owner of the Los Angeles Avengers Arena Football League team
  • Philip Wasserman, American politician, Mayor of Portland, Oregon, 1871-73 4
  • Marvin Wasserman, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980 4
  • Lewis Wasserman, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1964 4
  • Leslie Wasserman, American politician, Mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas, 1950-53 4
  • ... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/duchess-of-northumberland
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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