Explore the Family Name Fitzner

The meaning of Fitzner

German: 1. from Middle High German pfütze, a loanword from Latin puteus ‘well’, hence originally a topographic name for someone who lived by a well or cistern; the modern word connotes ‘puddle’. See also Pfitzer. 2. from the southern form of the personal name Vincenz (see Vincent). Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Reinhart, Wolfgang.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fitzner has seen a slight increase in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the name moved from 37,429 in 2000 to 37,591 in 2010, indicating a minor decrease in popularity by 0.43%. However, the count, which represents the number of people with this surname, increased by 5.71% from 560 to 592 individuals. The proportion of the surname Fitzner per 100k population also decreased by 4.76%, moving from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,429	#37,591	-0.43%
Count	560	592	5.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fitzner

The ethnic identity associated with the Fitzner surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White, with an increase from 95.71% in 2000 to 96.45% in 2010. The presence of the Hispanic ethnic identity slightly decreased from 2.68% to 2.20% during the same period. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races also decreased, from 1.25% to 1.01%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native carrying the Fitzner surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.71%	96.45%	0.77%
Hispanic	2.68%	2.2%	-17.91%
Two or More Races	1.25%	1.01%	-19.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%