How common is the surname Seltzer?

4,213 people in the United States had the surname Seltzer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,284 Americans. It ranked 7,856th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Seltzer?

David Seltzer, American screenwriter, followed by Aaron Seltzer.

Where is the surname Seltzer most common?

Wikidata records people named Seltzer in the United States.

Is the surname Seltzer getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,213 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Seltzer

A German surname, carried by 4,213 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Seltzer is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

Anglicised from German Sälzer (“salter”).

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 4,213 people named Seltzer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,284 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,269.

#7,856

rank among US surnames

4,213

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,214)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,851	Pompa	4,217	73,214
#7,852	Roseberry	4,215	73,249
#7,854	Brian	4,214	73,267
#7,856	Seltzer	4,213	73,284
#7,857	Borkowski	4,212	73,301

Who is named Seltzer

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

88% of people named Seltzer identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Seltzers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Seltzer
American screenwriter, born 1940
Aaron Seltzer
American screenwriter and film director, primarily in joint work with Jason Friedberg, born 1974

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Seltzer come from?: Anglicised from German Sälzer (“salter”).
How common is the surname Seltzer?: 4,213 people in the United States had the surname Seltzer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,284 Americans. It ranked 7,856th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Seltzer?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Seltzer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Seltzer?: David Seltzer, American screenwriter, followed by Aaron Seltzer.
Where is the surname Seltzer most common?: Wikidata records people named Seltzer in the United States.
Is the surname Seltzer getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,213 in 2010, down 1.3%.