# Ziegler (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ziegler/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,351 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,400 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,179 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.8% (25,138 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈziɡlɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Ziegler.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ziegler in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ziegler in the United States, the United Kingdom, Austria and Argentina.

## People named Ziegler

- Maddie Ziegler, American dancer and actress
- Mackenzie Ziegler, American singer, dancer, actress and model
- Matilda Ziegler, British actress
- Kate Ziegler, American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, former world record holder
- Miriam Ziegler, Austrian pair skater
- Pablo Ziegler, Argentine pianist and composer
- William Ziegler, American businessman (1843-1905)
- William H. Ziegler, American film editor (1909-1977)
- John Ziegler, American ice hockey executive (1934–2018)

## Similar surnames

Zeigler, Zigler.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.