Explore the Family Name Zundel

The meaning of Zundel

German (also Zündel): from a diminutive of Zunder, a metonymic occupational name for a seller of kindling wood, from Middle High German zunder ‘tinder’.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Zundel saw a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 23,372 in popularity, dropping slightly to 23,691 in 2010, indicating a change of -1.36 percent. Despite this small shift down in ranking, the number of people with this surname actually increased from 1,015 in 2000 to 1,069 in 2010, showing an increase of 5.32 percent. However, the proportion per 100k fell by 5.26 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,372	#23,691	-1.36%
Count	1,015	1,069	5.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zundel

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Zundel using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we see some changes between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as white made up 96.45 percent of individuals with this surname in 2000, decreasing slightly to 95.04 percent in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic remained almost constant at around 2 percent. Interestingly, while no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or having two or more races in 2000, by 2010 these categories showed a presence of 0.84 percent and 1.12 percent respectively. It should be noted that data for the American Indian and Alaskan Native category was suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010, after accounting for 1.08 percent in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.45%	95.04%	-1.46%
Hispanic	2.07%	2.06%	-0.48%
Two or More Races	0%	1.12%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.84%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.08%	0%	0%