Explore the Family Name Zindel

The meaning of Zindel

1. German: from Middle High German zindal, zindel ‘silk’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a dealer in this certain type of silk or the manufacturer of the material. 2. German: habitational name from any of the places so named, for example in Schleswig and Silesia. 3. Americanized form of Hungarian Zsindely (see Sindel).

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

The surname Zindel, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 66,073 but tumbled to 91,625 in 2010, marking a decline of 38.67%. The count of individuals with this surname similarly fell by 28.21%, going from 280 in 2000 to 201 in 2010. As a result, the proportion of people bearing the Zindel surname per 100,000 members of the population dropped by 30%, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,073	#91,625	-38.67%
Count	280	201	-28.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.07	-30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zindel

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Zindel surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly tied to white individuals. In 2000, an overwhelming 97.86% of the Zindels identified as white, though this number decreased slightly to 95.02% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of Zindels identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. However, the data shows a small emergence of multi-racial identification within the Zindel surname bearers, from none in 2000 to 2.49% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.86%	95.02%	-2.9%
Two or More Races	0%	2.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%