How common is the surname Etzel?

1,747 people in the United States had the surname Etzel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,729 Americans. It ranked 16,457th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Etzel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Etzel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Etzel?

Edward Etzel, American sports shooter.

Where is the surname Etzel most common?

Wikidata records people named Etzel in the United States.

Is the surname Etzel getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,747 in 2010, down 2.2%.

The surname Etzel

A surname, carried by 1,747 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E324

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Etzel is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,747 people named Etzel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 176,729 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,787.

#16,457

rank among US surnames

1,747

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,139)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,450	Chia	1,748	176,628
#16,457	Chisum	1,747	176,729
#16,462	Cieslak	1,746	176,830

Who is named Etzel

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

95% of people named Etzel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Etzels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Etzel
American sports shooter, born 1952

Questions

How common is the surname Etzel?: 1,747 people in the United States had the surname Etzel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,729 Americans. It ranked 16,457th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Etzel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Etzel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Etzel?: Edward Etzel, American sports shooter.
Where is the surname Etzel most common?: Wikidata records people named Etzel in the United States.
Is the surname Etzel getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,747 in 2010, down 2.2%.