Explore the Family Name Etzel

The meaning of Etzel

South German: 1. from Atzilo, a short form of any of the ancient Germanic personal names beginning with adal ‘noble’. 2. from a southern form of ancient Germanic Attila ‘little father’.

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How common is the last name Etzel in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Etzel' has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Etzel was ranked 15,139 in popularity and this ranking dropped to 16,457 in 2010, a change of -8.71%. Similarly, the count of individuals carrying the surname also diminished slightly from 1,787 in 2000 to 1,747 in 2010, marking a small decrease of -2.24%. Consequently, the proportion of 'Etzels' per 100k also fell by -10.61%, from 0.66 in 2000 to 0.59 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,139	#16,457	-8.71%
Count	1,787	1,747	-2.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.66	0.59	-10.61%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Etzel

Discussing ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census presents an interesting picture. The majority of the individuals with the surname 'Etzel' identified as White, with a marginal decline from 95.80% in 2000 to 94.96% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a slight increase, from 1.90% in 2000 to 2.06% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of 'Etzels' identifying with two or more races saw a significant rise, from 0.90% in 2000 to 1.43% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 0.90% to 0.74%. The census for the first time registered individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, with proportions of 0.29% and 0.52% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.8%	94.96%	-0.88%
Hispanic	1.9%	2.06%	8.42%
Two or More Races	0.9%	1.43%	58.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.74%	-17.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.52%	0%
Black	0%	0.29%	0%