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The surname Zentner

A surname, carried by 1,026 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Z535

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zentner is more common than 85% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,026 people named Zentner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,922 Americans. That is down 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,078.

#24,404
rank among US surnames
1,026
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
-4.8%
change since 2000 (was #22,304)

Who is named Zentner

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

96% of people named Zentner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 96%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
  • Two or more races 0.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zentner

Zentner has the Soundex code Z535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z535.

Questions

How common is the surname Zentner?
1,026 people in the United States had the surname Zentner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,922 Americans. It ranked 24,404th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zentner?
In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zentner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Zentner getting more or less common?
Less common. 1,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,026 in 2010, down 4.8%.