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

Enzor, 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 Enzor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Enzor in America

Enzor is the 39117th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Enzor surname appeared 563 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 Enzor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Enzor 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 Enzor

The surname ENZOR is believed to have originated in the Alpine regions of central Europe during the late medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old German word "enzer," which referred to a type of small alpine meadow or pasture land.

The earliest recorded instances of the name appear in various local records and tax rolls from the 14th and 15th centuries in areas of what is now Switzerland, Austria, and southern Germany. Some of these early spellings include Enser, Enzer, and Enzor.

One of the first notable individuals with this surname was Hans Enzor, a landowner and farmer from the village of Gersau in what is now central Switzerland. Records show he was born around 1425 and owned several plots of pasture and grazing land in the surrounding mountains.

Another early figure was Peter Enzor, a merchant and trader who lived in the city of Augsburg, Germany, in the late 15th century. He is mentioned in several business records and contracts from the time, dealing in various goods and livestock.

In the 16th century, the Enzor name appears in records from the town of Schwyz, Switzerland, where a family of that surname was involved in local politics and government. One member, Jakob Enzor, served as a town councilor in the 1570s.

Moving into the 17th century, records show an Enzor family living in the Austrian region of Tyrol, with several members working as alpine guides and mountaineers. One of these, Johann Enzor (1621-1689), was renowned for his expertise in navigating the treacherous mountain passes and is mentioned in several travel accounts from that era.

Finally, in the 18th century, there are references to a Dr. Anton Enzor (1732-1801), a physician and scholar from the city of Salzburg, Austria, who wrote several influential works on alpine botany and the medicinal uses of various mountain plants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Enzor

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

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 Enzor 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 Enzor 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 Enzor was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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