Explore the Family Name Kelzer

The meaning of Kelzer

German: habitational name for someone from Kelz near Aachen, Kelze in Hesse, or Kelz in North Rhine-Westphalia. This surname is very rare in Germany.

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

The surname Kelzer has witnessed a slight shift in its popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 68,569th most common surname in America, but by 2010, it had slipped down to 70,833rd place, marking a change of -3.3%. However, the count of individuals bearing this surname increased from 268 in 2000 to 276 in 2010, an increase of 2.99%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased slightly from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010, indicating a decline of 10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,569	#70,833	-3.3%
Count	268	276	2.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kelzer

According to ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Kelzer surname identify as White. In 2000, a whopping 95.9% were identified as White, which fell slightly to 94.2% by 2010, indicating a change of -1.77%. Hispanic representation among the Kelzers went from 2.61% in 2000 to 2.17% in 2010, showing a decrease of 16.86%. Interestingly, the census recorded that 2.90% of Kelzers identified as being of two or more races in 2010, a category that did not exist in the 2000 census data for this surname. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native all reported no individuals with the Kelzer surname in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.9%	94.2%	-1.77%
Two or More Races	0%	2.9%	0%
Hispanic	2.61%	2.17%	-16.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%