Explore the Family Name Stanzel

The meaning of Stanzel

German: 1. from a shortened pet form of the Slavic personal name Stanislav. 2. from a pet form of the personal name Constantinus (see Constantine). Some characteristic forenames: German Reinhart, Arno, Otto.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data on surname popularity, the name Stanzel has seen a decline in its prevalence within the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 72,237th in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to 100,791st. This represents a significant decrease of approximately 39.53%. Furthermore, the count of people in the U.S. with this last name also fell from 251 in 2000 to 179 in 2010, marking a reduction of nearly 28.69%. The proportion per 100k people also witnessed a drop of 33.33% during this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,237	#100,791	-39.53%
Count	251	179	-28.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.06	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stanzel

In terms of ethnic identity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Stanzel surname is predominantly associated with individuals who identify as White in ethnicity. In 2000, a substantial 98.80% of individuals with the Stanzel surname identified as White. By 2010, while still the majority, this percentage slightly reduced to 95.53%. There was no recorded data for individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, of two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both periods. However, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic by 2010, accounting for 2.79% of people with the Stanzel surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.8%	95.53%	-3.31%
Hispanic	0%	2.79%	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%