Explore the Family Name Wenzl

The meaning of Wenzl

German: variant of Wenzel. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Hans, Heinz, Wilhelm.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wenzl has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Wenzl ranked 36,381st out of all surnames in the United States, however, by 2010 it had fallen to 38,214th, a decrease of 5.04%. The total count of individuals with the surname Wenzl also declined slightly from 581 in 2000 to 580 in 2010, representing a decrease of 0.17%. The proportion of individuals with the surname Wenzl per 100,000 people fell by 9.09% over the decade, moving from 0.22 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,381	#38,214	-5.04%
Count	581	580	-0.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wenzl

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that there were some changes in the ethnicity of those bearing the Wenzl surname between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as White decreased by 1.64%, dropping from 95.18% in 2000 to 93.62% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic increased by 55.48%, rising from 1.55% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010. Additionally, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero, while the percentage of those identifying as two or more races rose by 78.06%, reaching 2.76% in 2010. Lastly, the percentages of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities appeared in 2010, with Black at 0.86% and no recorded data for American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.18%	93.62%	-1.64%
Two or More Races	1.55%	2.76%	78.06%
Hispanic	1.55%	2.41%	55.48%
Black	0%	0.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.03%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%