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    The surname Lenzen

    A German surname, carried by 1,039 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L525

    Lenzen: #24,186 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lenzen #24,186, 1,039 people Lenzen: #24,186 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Lenzen #24,186, 1,039 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lenzen is more common than 85.1% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Lenzen.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,039 people named Lenzen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 297,156 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 995.

    #24,186
    rank among US surnames
    1,039
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #23,739)

    Who is named Lenzen

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

    96% of people named Lenzen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lenzen come from?
    Borrowed from German Lenzen.
    How common is the surname Lenzen?
    1,039 people in the United States had the surname Lenzen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 297,156 Americans. It ranked 24,186th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lenzen?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Lenzen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Lenzen getting more or less common?
    More common. 995 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,039 in 2010, up 4.4%.