Explore the Family Name Mazer

The meaning of Mazer

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Mazur. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel, Herschel, Hedva, Isadore, Mendel, Meyer.

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

The surname Mazer saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Mazer was the 18,526th most common surname, but by 2010 it had fallen to 23,268 on the list, representing a drop of 25.6%. The total count of people bearing the Mazer surname fell from 1,374 in 2000 to 1,095 in 2010, a decrease of 20.31%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals also declined from 0.51 to 0.37 during the same decade, showing a -27.45% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,526	#23,268	-25.6%
Count	1,374	1,095	-20.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.37	-27.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mazer

In terms of ethnicity, the Mazer surname shows a predominantly White ethnic identity, accounting for 95.78% in 2000 and slightly dipping to 95.71% in 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was an increase in the Hispanic ethnic identity from 1.38% in 2000 up to 2.28% in 2010, marking a significant change of 65.22%. Meanwhile, the Black Mazer population rose from 0.87% to 1.10%, a 26.44% increase. Notably, there was no recorded Mazer population under the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010 there was a slight 0.64% representation in the Asian/Pacific Islander category. The representation of Mazer within the "two or more races" category dropped from 1.31% in 2000 to nonexistent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.78%	95.71%	-0.07%
Hispanic	1.38%	2.28%	65.22%
Black	0.87%	1.1%	26.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.64%	0%
Two or More Races	1.31%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%