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    The surname Metz

    A French surname, carried by 20,366 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /mɛts/ 1 syllable Soundex M320

    Metz: #1,760 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Metz #1,760, 20,366 people Metz: #1,760 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Metz #1,760, 20,366 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Metz is more common than 98.9% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from French Metz, from Latin Mediomatrici (later Mettis).

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 20,366 people named Metz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,160 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,010.

    #1,760
    rank among US surnames
    20,366
    people in 2010
    6.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.8%
    change since 2000 (was #1,640)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,751Thomason20,47815,077
    #1,752Sapp20,44815,099
    #1,753Tripp20,43415,109
    #1,754Galvez20,42515,116
    #1,755Eubanks20,42415,117
    #1,756Hilliard20,37715,152
    #1,757Crocker20,37015,157

    Who is named Metz

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

    93% of people named Metz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Metzs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chrissy Metz
      American actress, born 1980

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Metz

    Metz has the Soundex code M320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M320.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Metz come from?
    Borrowed from French Metz, from Latin Mediomatrici (later Mettis).
    How common is the surname Metz?
    20,366 people in the United States had the surname Metz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,160 Americans. It ranked 1,760th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Metz?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Metz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Metz?
    Chrissy Metz, American actress.
    Where is the surname Metz most common?
    Wikidata records people named Metz in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Metz?
    Metz is /mɛts/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Metz getting more or less common?
    More common. 20,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,366 in 2010, up 1.8%.