Explore the Family Name Punzel

The meaning of Punzel

German: 1. variant of Bunzel, from a diminutive of Bunze ‘(officially stamped) wine barrel’, possibly an occupational name, or a nickname for a short fat man. 2. probably a metonymic occupational name for an engraver or a metal worker of similar activity, from Middle High German punze ‘chisel, gouge’ + excrescent -l. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Punzel saw an upward trend from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 67,936 in the year 2000 to 60,505 in 2010, indicating a positive change of about 10.94%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname also increased by approximately 22.88%, rising from 271 in 2000 to 333 in 2010. This growth reflects an increase in the proportion per 100k, which went up by 10.0% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,936	#60,505	10.94%
Count	271	333	22.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Punzel

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Punzel, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority were identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a decline of about 4.39% within this group over the decade, moving from 97.05% to 92.79%. In 2010, there were new appearances in the categories of "Two or more races" and "Hispanic", at 3.00% and 2.70% respectively, which were not present in the 2000 data. There was no change reported for the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.05%	92.79%	-4.39%
Two or More Races	0%	3%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%