How common is the surname Metzner?

1,134 people in the United States had the surname Metzner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,262 Americans. It ranked 22,637th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Metzner?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Metzner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Metzner?

Gloria Dea, American actress (1922–2023).

Where is the surname Metzner most common?

Wikidata records people named Metzner in the United States.

Is the surname Metzner getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,174 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,134 in 2010, down 3.4%.

The surname Metzner

A German surname, carried by 1,134 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Metzner is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

German origin

A surname from German.

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 1,134 people named Metzner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 272,262 Americans. That is down 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,174.

#22,637

rank among US surnames

1,134

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,898)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#22,637	Prato	1,134	272,262
#22,646	DiVincenzo	1,133	272,503

Who is named Metzner

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

91% of people named Metzner identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Metzners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gloria Dea
American actress (1922–2023)

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Metzner come from?: Metzner is German in origin.
How common is the surname Metzner?: 1,134 people in the United States had the surname Metzner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,262 Americans. It ranked 22,637th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Metzner?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Metzner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Metzner?: Gloria Dea, American actress (1922–2023).
Where is the surname Metzner most common?: Wikidata records people named Metzner in the United States.
Is the surname Metzner getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,174 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,134 in 2010, down 3.4%.