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

Frenzel, 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 Frenzel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Frenzel in America

Frenzel is the 16662nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Frenzel surname appeared 1,719 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Frenzel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Frenzel 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 Frenzel

The surname Frenzel originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is derived from the Middle High German word "vrenze," which means "border" or "edge." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a boundary or frontier area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Frenzel can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. This suggests that the name was already established in this region by that time.

In the 14th century, a man named Hans Frenzel was mentioned in the town records of Nuremberg, Germany. He was a merchant and landowner, indicating that the name was associated with a certain level of prominence and wealth during that era.

The Frenzel name also appears in the Hussiten-Krieg, a chronicle documenting the Hussite Wars in the early 15th century. A soldier named Konrad Frenzel is mentioned as fighting alongside the Hussites, who were a pre-Protestant Christian movement in Bohemia.

During the 16th century, a notable figure named Johann Frenzel (1505-1581) was a German theologian and reformer who played a role in the Protestant Reformation. He was a close associate of Martin Luther and served as a pastor in various cities.

In the 17th century, a German artist named Paul Frenzel (1620-1680) gained recognition for his landscape paintings and works depicting scenes from the Bible. His paintings can be found in several museums across Europe.

Another prominent individual with the Frenzel surname was Carl Frenzel (1796-1863), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings and public spaces in Berlin during the 19th century.

The name Frenzel can also be found in historical records from other European countries, such as Poland and Austria, suggesting that the name may have spread beyond its German origins over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Frenzel

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

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

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