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

Latz, 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 Latz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Latz in America

Latz is the 40672nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Latz surname appeared 537 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 Latz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Latz 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 Latz

The surname Latz has its origins in the German language and can be traced back to the 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word 'latz', which referred to a patch of land or a piece of cloth. The name was likely an occupational name for someone who worked with cloth or patches of land.

Historically, the name was most prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony in Germany. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the church records of these areas from the late 15th and early 16th centuries. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Latz, who was born in Nuremberg, Bavaria, around 1480.

The Latz surname also appears in several historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries. For instance, the Kirchenbücher (church records) of Marburg, Hesse, mention a Johann Latz in 1573. Additionally, the name is recorded in the Ortsbücher (local records) of Saxony, where a Caspar Latz is listed as a resident of Chemnitz in 1621.

In terms of notable individuals with the surname Latz, one figure of significance was Johann Georg Latz (1763-1835), a German theologian and writer from Saxony. He authored several works on theology and was known for his contributions to the Lutheran church.

Another notable bearer of the name was Friedrich Latz (1804-1876), a German painter and lithographer from Bavaria. He specialized in landscape and genre paintings and was a member of the Munich Artists' Association.

Toward the latter part of the 19th century, the Latz surname began to spread beyond Germany. One example is Wilhelm Latz (1865-1939), a German-American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the Latz Tannery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Other historical figures with the Latz surname include Hans Latz (1900-1986), a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union party, and Gerhard Latz (1922-2008), a German historian and author who wrote extensively on the history of Silesia.

While the Latz surname is not as common as some other German surnames, it has a rich history dating back several centuries and has been borne by individuals from various walks of life, including theologians, artists, entrepreneurs, and politicians.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Latz

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Latz, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!