Explore the Family Name Zietlow

The meaning of Zietlow

German: habitational name from a place so named in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Some characteristic forenames: German Gunter, Hans, Klaus, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the Zietlow surname in the United States has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 29,904 in terms of commonality and fell to 31,724 by 2010, representing a change of -6.09 in its ranking. The count of people carrying the Zietlow surname also dropped slightly from 741 in 2000 to 728 in 2010, marking a -1.75 decrease. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname declined from 0.27 to 0.25 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,904	#31,724	-6.09%
Count	741	728	-1.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zietlow

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts within the Zietlow surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this name identified as White, although this decreased marginally from 96.63% in 2000 to 94.78% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw significant growth, increasing from 0.81% in 2000 to 2.75% in 2010. Those reporting two or more ethnic identities dropped by about half, from 1.62% to 0.82%. There was a negligible representation of Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010 that was not present in 2000, while the Black population and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations remained stable at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.63%	94.78%	-1.91%
Hispanic	0.81%	2.75%	239.51%
Two or More Races	1.62%	0.82%	-49.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.69%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%