Explore the Family Name Metzel

The meaning of Metzel

1. German: from a pet form of any of various personal names, for example Matz (from Matthias), Metz (see Metz 1), or an ancient Germanic personal name such as Matzo. 2. German (Rhineland): variant of Metzler. This surname is also found in Poland.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Metzel saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname went from 61,544 in 2000 to 65,066 in 2010, reflecting a drop in popularity by 5.72%. However, the count of individuals with this surname remained constant at 305 during this decade. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people also declined from 0.11 to 0.1, marking a decrease of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#65,066	-5.72%
Count	305	305	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Metzel

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Metzel also experienced some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.41% of individuals with this surname identified as White, while in 2010, this proportion decreased slightly to 94.10%. The group identifying as two or more races showed an increase from 1.64% to 1.97%, marking a growth rate of 20.12%. Similarly, the percentage of individuals identifying their ethnicity as Hispanic grew from 1.64% in 2000 to 2.30% in 2010, showing a substantial uptick of 40.24%. The percentages of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were reported as zero in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.41%	94.1%	-1.37%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.3%	40.24%
Two or More Races	1.64%	1.97%	20.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%