How common is the surname Zellner?

3,417 people in the United States had the surname Zellner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,356 Americans. It ranked 9,511th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Zellner?

David Zellner, American film director, followed by Kathleen Zellner.

Where is the surname Zellner most common?

Wikidata records people named Zellner in the United States.

Is the surname Zellner getting more or less common?

More common. 3,299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,417 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Zellner

A German surname, carried by 3,417 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Z456

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zellner is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Zellner.

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 3,417 people named Zellner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,356 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,299.

#9,511

rank among US surnames

3,417

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,105)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,503	Naugle	3,420	90,276
#9,506	Mosely	3,419	90,303
#9,510	Ogilvie	3,418	90,329
#9,511	Thibeault	3,417	90,356
#9,515	Hord	3,416	90,382
#9,520	Mikesell	3,415	90,409

Who is named Zellner

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

81% of people named Zellner identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zellners

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Zellner
American film director, born 1974
Kathleen Zellner
American lawyer, born 1949

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zellner

Zellner has the Soundex code Z456, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z456.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Zellner come from?: Borrowed from German Zellner.
How common is the surname Zellner?: 3,417 people in the United States had the surname Zellner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,356 Americans. It ranked 9,511th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zellner?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Zellner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Zellner?: David Zellner, American film director, followed by Kathleen Zellner.
Where is the surname Zellner most common?: Wikidata records people named Zellner in the United States.
Is the surname Zellner getting more or less common?: More common. 3,299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,417 in 2010, up 3.6%.