Show ContentsWeisner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Weisner is a Bavarian nickname surname. German nicknames came from eke-names, or added names, and tended to describe a physical characteristic or other attribute of their initial bearer. Weisner is a name for a person who had a pale complexion or fair colored hair. The surname Weisner was derived from the German word weises, which meant white.

Early Origins of the Weisner family

The surname Weisner was first found in Bavaria, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. Chronicles first mention Nicolaus Weiser of Iglau in Bohemia in 1378.

Early History of the Weisner family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Weisner research. Another 180 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1642, 1662, 1696, 1708, 1709, 1746, 1760, 1798, 1810, 1830, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1844, 1852 and 1867 are included under the topic Early Weisner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Weisner Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Weisner include Weise, Weis, Weiser, Wise and others.

Early Notables of the Weisner family

Prominent among members of the name Weisner in this period include Christian Weise (1642-1708), who was a renowned German author of moral tragedies, poetry, and comedies. Johann Conrad Weiser Sr. (1662-1746) was a German soldier, baker, and farmer who fled his homeland with thousands of other Germans from the Palatinate region, He and his family emigrated to the New York colony ruction of crops. As a result, Weiser, along with his countrymen, became known as the German Palatines. Conrad Weiser (1696-1760), born Johann Conrad Weiser, Jr., was a Pennsylvania Dutch (German) pioneer who served as an...
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Weisner Ranking

In the United States, the name Weisner is the 14,712nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Weisner migration to the United States +

Thousands of German settlers came to North America between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries. The hardships of the long voyage were balanced by the opportunity to escape poverty and religious persecution. The descendents of these settlers still populate the states of Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Many also live in Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Weisner or a variant listed above:

Weisner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • George Weisner, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1742 [2]
  • Johan Weisner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 [2]
Weisner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jacob Weisner, who landed in Kansas in 1879 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Weisner (post 1700) +

  • Melanie Weisner (b. 1986), American professional poker player who has earned over 400,000
  • Maurice Franklin Weisner (1917-2006), United States Navy four-star admiral, Vice Chief of Naval Operations (1972 to 1973); Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (1973 to 1976); and Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Command (1976 to 1979)
  • Tom Weisner (b. 1949), American politician, Mayor of Aurora, Illinois
  • Pat Weisner (b. 1982), Australian rugby league player from Sydney
  • Louis Weisner (b. 1899), Canadian mathematician at the University of New Brunswick who introduced Weisner's method, a method for finding generating functions

Triangle Waist Company
  • Miss Tessie Weisner (b. 1890), Austrian Jewish garment worker who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she died in the fire [3]


  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. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire


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