Explore the Family Name Munzer

The meaning of Munzer

1. German (Münzer): occupational name for a coiner, someone working in a mint, from Middle High German münzære ‘coiner’. Compare Muenzer. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic; Münzer): occupational name for a coiner, from German Münzer. Compare 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel, Doron, Hyman. German Alois, Benno, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Munzer has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Munzer ranked 55,971 in terms of surname prevalence but dropped to 65,593 by 2010, marking a decrease of 17.19%. The count of individuals with this surname also lessened from 342 in 2000 to 302 in 2010, an 11.7% decrease. Proportionally, there were 0.13 persons per 100,000 with the Munzer surname in 2000, compared to just 0.1 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 23.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,971	#65,593	-17.19%
Count	342	302	-11.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.1	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Munzer

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that people carrying the Munzer surname are predominantly of White ethnicity. There was, however, a slight decrease of 1.88% in this group from 98.54% in 2000 to 96.69% in 2010. Interestingly, the Census recorded a small emergence of Munzer bearers identifying as Hispanic in 2010 at 2.32%, which was not present in the 2000 data. Other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying with two or more races showed no change and remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.54%	96.69%	-1.88%
Hispanic	0%	2.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%