How common is the surname Volz?

4,978 people in the United States had the surname Volz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,022 Americans. It ranked 6,775th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Volz?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Volz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Volz?

Nedra Volz, American actress (1908–2003).

Where is the surname Volz most common?

Wikidata records people named Volz in the United States.

Is the surname Volz getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,978 in 2010, down 2.2%.

The surname Volz

A surname, carried by 4,978 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex V420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Volz is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,978 people named Volz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,022 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,091.

#6,775

rank among US surnames

4,978

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,193)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,771	Bushman	4,981	61,985
#6,773	Cobos	4,980	61,997
#6,774	Brooker	4,979	62,010
#6,775	Volz	4,978	62,022
#6,776	Youngs	4,977	62,034

Who is named Volz

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

94% of people named Volz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Volzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nedra Volz
American actress (1908–2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Volz

Volk

Volz has the Soundex code V420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V420.

Questions

How common is the surname Volz?: 4,978 people in the United States had the surname Volz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,022 Americans. It ranked 6,775th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Volz?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Volz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Volz?: Nedra Volz, American actress (1908–2003).
Where is the surname Volz most common?: Wikidata records people named Volz in the United States.
Is the surname Volz getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,978 in 2010, down 2.2%.