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

Itzen, 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 Itzen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Itzen in America

Itzen is the 85659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Itzen surname appeared 218 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 Itzen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Itzen 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 Itzen

The surname Itzen originated in Germany, with its earliest known references dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old German word "itz," meaning "edge" or "border." This likely indicates that the name's bearers originally lived near a boundary or frontier region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Itzen can be found in the records of the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, where a certain Hanns Itzen is mentioned in a document from 1532. In the same century, a Johann Itzen is recorded as having lived in the city of Nuremberg.

The name Itzen has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany. For example, the village of Itzehoe in Schleswig-Holstein is thought to have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname in some cases.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the name Itzen was Hans Itzen, a woodcarver and sculptor who lived in the town of Bamberg between 1590 and 1658. His intricate wooden carvings can still be seen adorning several churches in the region.

Another significant bearer of the Itzen name was Johann Itzen, a Lutheran theologian and academic who lived from 1617 to 1683. He served as a professor of theology at the University of Wittenberg and was known for his scholarly works on biblical exegesis.

In the 18th century, the name Itzen appeared in the records of the city of Dresden, where a merchant named Christian Itzen was active in the early 1700s. Around the same time, a painter named Johann Friedrich Itzen (1677-1757) gained recognition for his landscapes and portraits in the Baroque style.

Moving into the 19th century, a notable figure with the surname Itzen was Karl Itzen, a German composer and music educator who lived from 1824 to 1897. He composed several operas and instrumental works and served as the director of the Conservatory of Music in Cologne.

Throughout its history, the surname Itzen has maintained a strong presence in various regions of Germany, reflecting the country's rich cultural heritage and the diverse backgrounds of its inhabitants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Itzen

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

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

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