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

Kinzer, 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 Kinzer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kinzer in America

Kinzer is the 11209th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kinzer surname appeared 2,820 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 Kinzer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kinzer 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 Kinzer

The surname Kinzer originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Kinzert," which was a variation of the name "Kunzert" or "Kunz," a short form of the personal name Konrad. This name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Swabia.

One of the earliest documented references to the Kinzer name can be found in the church records of the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, located in the Franconian region of Bavaria, where a certain Hans Kinzer was mentioned in the year 1569.

In the late 17th century, the Kinzer name appears to have spread to other parts of Germany, with records indicating a Johann Kinzer living in the city of Nuremberg in 1682. Around the same time, a family bearing the name Kinzer was documented in the town of Kirchberg an der Jagst, in the present-day German state of Baden-Württemberg.

The earliest known bearer of the Kinzer surname in the United States was Johann Georg Kinzer, who emigrated from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania in the mid-18th century. He was born in 1720 in the town of Geislingen an der Steige, located in the Swabian region of what is now Baden-Württemberg.

Notable individuals with the surname Kinzer throughout history include:

1. Johann Kinzer (1642-1718), a German composer and organist who served as the court Kapellmeister in Bamberg.

2. Friedrich Kinzer (1768-1851), a German writer and philosopher who authored several works on ethics and moral philosophy.

3. Maria Kinzer (1815-1892), a German-born American pioneer who settled in Texas in the mid-19th century and played a significant role in the development of the city of San Antonio.

4. Wilhelm Kinzer (1856-1927), a German architect who designed several prominent buildings in Berlin, including the renowned Kaufhaus des Westens department store.

5. Otto Kinzer (1885-1962), an Austrian-born American artist and illustrator who was known for his work in the Golden Age of American illustration.

While the Kinzer surname may have evolved from various regional variations and spellings over time, its origins can be traced back to the German-speaking regions of central Europe, where it has a long and storied history dating back several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kinzer

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

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

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