How common is the surname Wenzel?

11,432 people in the United States had the surname Wenzel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,007 Americans. It ranked 3,159th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wenzel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wenzel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Wenzel most common?

Wikidata records people named Wenzel in Germany.

Is the surname Wenzel getting more or less common?

More common. 11,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,432 in 2010, up 0.5%.

Is Wenzel also a first name?

Yes. Wenzel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wenzel

A surname, carried by 11,432 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W524 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wenzel is more common than 98.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,432 people named Wenzel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,007 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 11,370.

#3,159

rank among US surnames

11,432

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,900)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,150	Sample	11,471	26,915
#3,151	Barbee	11,470	26,918
#3,152	Butterfield	11,468	26,922
#3,153	Franz	11,462	26,936
#3,154	Keane	11,459	26,943
#3,155	Gooch	11,453	26,958
#3,156	Baumgartner	11,448	26,969

Who is named Wenzel

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

95% of people named Wenzel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wenzels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tanja Wenzel
Actress, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wenzel

Wensel

Wenzel has the Soundex code W524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W524.

Questions

How common is the surname Wenzel?: 11,432 people in the United States had the surname Wenzel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,007 Americans. It ranked 3,159th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wenzel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wenzel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wenzel?: Tanja Wenzel, actress.
Where is the surname Wenzel most common?: Wikidata records people named Wenzel in Germany.
Is the surname Wenzel getting more or less common?: More common. 11,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,432 in 2010, up 0.5%.
Is Wenzel also a first name?: Yes. Wenzel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.