How common is the surname Petzold?

1,359 people in the United States had the surname Petzold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 227,186 Americans. It ranked 19,796th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Petzold?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Petzold identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Petzold?

Charles Petzold, American computer programmer.

Where is the surname Petzold most common?

Wikidata records people named Petzold in the United States.

Is the surname Petzold getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,359 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Petzold

A surname, carried by 1,359 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P324

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Petzold is more common than 87.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,359 people named Petzold in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 227,186 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,360.

#19,796

rank among US surnames

1,359

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #18,667)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,796	Rua	1,359	227,186
#19,803	Cahn	1,358	227,353

Who is named Petzold

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

94% of people named Petzold identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Petzolds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Petzold
American computer programmer, born 1953

Questions

How common is the surname Petzold?: 1,359 people in the United States had the surname Petzold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 227,186 Americans. It ranked 19,796th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petzold?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Petzold identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Petzold?: Charles Petzold, American computer programmer.
Where is the surname Petzold most common?: Wikidata records people named Petzold in the United States.
Is the surname Petzold getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,359 in 2010, down 0.1%.