Explore the Family Name Zentz

The meaning of Zentz

German (mainly Saarland): variant of Zenz and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. This surname is also found in France (Alsace).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zentz has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Zentz was ranked as the 21,814th most common surname, but it fell to the 22,838th position by 2010, representing a drop of approximately 4.69%. However, the overall count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 1,111 in 2000 to 1,121 in 2010, marking a growth of 0.9%. The proportion of the population with the surname Zentz per 100,000 people also saw a minor decrease from 0.41 in 2000 to 0.38 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,814	#22,838	-4.69%
Count	1,111	1,121	0.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.38	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zentz

The ethnicity breakdown for those with the surname Zentz also shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. For instance, the percentage of Zentz individuals who identify as White increased slightly from 94.87% in 2000 to 95.72% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic grew by 26.26%, jumping from 0.99% in 2000 to 1.25% in 2010. There was no change in the percentage of those identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander. Interestingly, there was a notable decline of around 48.31% in those identifying with two or more races and the proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped completely.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.87%	95.72%	0.9%
Hispanic	0.99%	1.25%	26.26%
Two or More Races	2.07%	1.07%	-48.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.89%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.08%	0%	0%