How common is the surname Belzer?

1,030 people in the United States had the surname Belzer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. It ranked 24,339th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Belzer?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Belzer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Belzer?

Richard Belzer, American actor and comedian (1944–2023).

Where is the surname Belzer most common?

Wikidata records people named Belzer in France.

Is the surname Belzer getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,037 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,030 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Belzer

A surname, carried by 1,030 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Belzer is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,030 people named Belzer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,037.

#24,339

rank among US surnames

1,030

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #23,019)

Who is named Belzer

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Belzer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Belzers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Belzer
American actor and comedian (1944–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Belzer

Belzer has the Soundex code B426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B426.

Questions

How common is the surname Belzer?: 1,030 people in the United States had the surname Belzer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. It ranked 24,339th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Belzer?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Belzer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Belzer?: Richard Belzer, American actor and comedian (1944–2023).
Where is the surname Belzer most common?: Wikidata records people named Belzer in France.
Is the surname Belzer getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,037 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,030 in 2010, down 0.7%.