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    The surname Hetzel

    A surname, carried by 3,607 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H324

    Hetzel: #9,061 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hetzel #9,061, 3,607 people Hetzel: #9,061 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hetzel #9,061, 3,607 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hetzel is more common than 94.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,607 people named Hetzel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,596 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,679.

    #9,061
    rank among US surnames
    3,607
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2%
    change since 2000 (was #8,276)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,054Borjas3,60985,549
    #9,058Wiggs3,60885,572
    #9,061Snavely3,60785,596
    #9,064Persons3,60685,620
    #9,066Lindo3,60585,644
    #9,068Frith3,60485,667

    Who is named Hetzel

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

    96% of people named Hetzel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hetzels

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Fred Hetzel
      American basketball player (born 1942)
    • Amy Hetzel
      Australian water polo player, born 1983

    Notable Hetzels come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Hetzel?
    3,607 people in the United States had the surname Hetzel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,596 Americans. It ranked 9,061st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hetzel?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hetzel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Hetzel?
    Fred Hetzel, American basketball player (born 1942), followed by Amy Hetzel.
    Where is the surname Hetzel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hetzel in the United States and Australia.
    Is the surname Hetzel getting more or less common?
    Less common. 3,679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,607 in 2010, down 2.0%.