Explore the Family Name Hartzler

The meaning of Hartzler

Americanized form of Swiss German and South German Hertzler. History: This is the name of a Swiss Amish Mennonite family, originally spelled Hertzler and, ultimately, Hürzeler.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hartzler has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 15,849th most popular surname in the United States. By 2010, it fell slightly to the 16,150th position, marking a change of -1.9%. Despite the drop in rank, the number of individuals carrying the Hartzler surname increased from 1,686 in 2000 to 1,791 in 2010, representing a growth of 6.23%. However, its proportion per 100k people decreased by 1.61% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,849	#16,150	-1.9%
Count	1,686	1,791	6.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.61	-1.61%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hartzler

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identities associated with the surname Hartzler. In 2000, a significant majority (97.45%) of individuals with the Hartzler surname identified as White, which slightly dropped to 96.09% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw increases of 25.00% and 87.39%, respectively. Notably, there were no Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals recorded with the Hartzler surname in 2000, but the 2010 census did show a small population (0.45%) who identified as Black. Those identifying as two or more races saw a decrease of 12.36% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.45%	96.09%	-1.4%
Hispanic	1.19%	2.23%	87.39%
Two or More Races	0.89%	0.78%	-12.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.36%	0.45%	25%
Black	0%	0.45%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%