Whisner

English

Etymology

Perhaps an altered spelling of German Wisner.

Proper noun

Whisner (plural Whisners)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whisner is the 40082^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Whisner is most common among White (93.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whisner”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.