How common is the surname Munz?

1,476 people in the United States had the surname Munz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,177 Americans. It ranked 18,640th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Munz?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Munz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Munz?

Ferdinand Münz, Austrian chemist (1888-1969), followed by Diana DePetro.

Where is the surname Munz most common?

Wikidata records people named Munz in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Munz getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,556 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,476 in 2010, down 5.1%.

The surname Munz

A surname, carried by 1,476 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Munz is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,476 people named Munz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 209,177 Americans. That is down 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,556.

#18,640

rank among US surnames

1,476

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-5.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,880)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,633	Cuyler	1,477	209,036
#18,640	Nees	1,476	209,177
#18,648	Spafford	1,475	209,319

Who is named Munz

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

92% of people named Munz identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 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 Munzs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ferdinand Münz
Austrian chemist (1888-1969)
Diana DePetro
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, born 1982

Notable Munzs come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Munz

Munz has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Questions

How common is the surname Munz?: 1,476 people in the United States had the surname Munz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,177 Americans. It ranked 18,640th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Munz?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Munz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Munz?: Ferdinand Münz, Austrian chemist (1888-1969), followed by Diana DePetro.
Where is the surname Munz most common?: Wikidata records people named Munz in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Munz getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,556 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,476 in 2010, down 5.1%.