Find out how popular the last name Denzer is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Denzer.

Denzer, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Denzer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Denzer in America

Denzer is the 22733rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Denzer surname appeared 1,127 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Denzer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Denzer to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Denzer

The surname DENZER is of German origin, emerging in the medieval period. It is derived from the German word "Denz" or "Tenz," which was a nickname for the personal name "Diederich" or "Dietrich." The name likely referred to a person with a strong or brave disposition.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DENZER can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Saxony, dated around the 13th century. This suggests that the name was prevalent in central Germany during this time.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the name DENZER was Johannes Denzer, a German scholar and theologian born in Nuremberg around 1420. He was a prominent figure in the Renaissance humanist movement and taught at the University of Leipzig.

During the 16th century, the DENZER name appeared in various records across Germany, including the town of Bamberg, where a family by the name of DENZER lived in the late 1500s. One member of this family, Hans DENZER, was a respected craftsman and guild member.

In the 17th century, a prominent figure with the DENZER surname was Johann Christoph DENZER, a German composer and organist born in Nuremberg in 1655. He is known for his contributions to the development of the Baroque music style.

Another notable individual with the DENZER name was Friedrich Wilhelm DENZER, a German botanist and naturalist born in Dresden in 1782. He made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and authored several influential works on the subject.

As the name spread across German-speaking regions, variations in spelling emerged, such as DENTZER, DENZER, and DENZLER. The name was also occasionally associated with certain place names, such as the town of Denzingen in Baden-Württemberg, which may have influenced its evolution.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Denzer

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Denzer.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Denzer was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Denzer has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Denzer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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