Explore the Family Name Hertzel

The meaning of Hertzel

1. German: variant of Herzel (and, in North America, also an altered form of this), which may be derived from the ancient Germanic personal name Harzelo. Compare Hartzell 2. 2. Americanized form of (Swiss) German Hirtzel, at least as the intermediate form of Hartzell 1 (and its variants). 3. Jewish (Askenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Hertsl, a diminutive of Herts (see Herz 4). Compare Hartzell 3.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hertzel has experienced a slight increase over the past decade. The rank of Hertzel improved from 83,618 in 2000 to 78,567 in 2010, an increase of around 6%. The number of individuals with this surname also grew by about 16%, rising from 209 in 2000 to 243 in 2010. Despite these increases, the proportion of U.S. residents with the surname Hertzel per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.08 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,618	#78,567	6.04%
Count	209	243	16.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hertzel

In terms of ethnicity, the Hertzel surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnic group according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Nearly all individuals with this surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 97.61% in 2000 to 97.53% in 2010. No significant representation from any other ethnic identities was recorded in both years. The census data showed no individuals with the Hertzel surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, of two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.61%	97.53%	-0.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%