Explore the Family Name Zinser

The meaning of Zinser

German: occupational name for a tenant farmer, or occasionally for a collector of rents or taxes, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zins ‘dues’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Volker, Otto, Eugen.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Zinser" saw a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked as the 21,039th most popular in the United States, but by 2010 had fallen to 30,477th, a drop of nearly 45%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also declined during this period, from 1,164 in 2000 to 766 in 2010, a decrease of over 34%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Zinser per 100,000 also decreased from 0.43 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,039	#30,477	-44.86%
Count	1,164	766	-34.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.26	-39.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zinser

The ethnicity distribution among individuals with the surname "Zinser", according to the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White. In 2000, it was reported that 96.65% identified as White, marginally diminishing to 96.48% by 2010. Over the same period, there was a slight increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.49% to 3.00%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, while the percentage of individuals who identified as two or more races dropped from 0.52% to zero. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.65%	96.48%	-0.18%
Hispanic	2.49%	3%	20.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.52%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%