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

Natzke, 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 Natzke surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Natzke in America

Natzke is the 38265th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Natzke surname appeared 579 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 Natzke.

We can also compare 2010 data for Natzke 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 Natzke

The surname Natzke is of German origin and is believed to have originated in the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the German word "Natz," which means "moist" or "damp." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived in a damp or marshy area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Natzke can be found in the records of the town of Grimmen in Mecklenburg, Germany, dating back to the mid-16th century. The name was also found in various church records and land registries in the regions of Pomerania and Brandenburg during that time period.

In the 17th century, the name Natzke appeared in several tax records and census documents in the town of Nauen, located in the Brandenburg region of Prussia. This indicates that the name had become more widespread and established in certain areas of northern Germany.

One notable bearer of the surname Natzke was Johann Natzke, a German Lutheran pastor who lived in the early 18th century. He served as the minister of the church in the town of Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1712 until his death in 1738.

Another historical figure with the surname Natzke was Friedrich Natzke, a German military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1785 in the town of Stargard, Pomerania, and served as a lieutenant in the Prussian army during the campaigns against Napoleon's forces in the early 19th century.

In the 19th century, the name Natzke appeared in various immigration records and ship manifests, as many Germans with this surname began to emigrate to other parts of the world, particularly to the United States and Canada. One such individual was Carl Natzke, who was born in 1832 in the town of Lübben, Brandenburg, and later settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the 1860s.

Another notable bearer of the Natzke surname was August Natzke, a German-American farmer and businessman who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1857 in the town of Groß Strehlitz, Pomerania, and later immigrated to the United States, settling in the state of Texas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Natzke

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

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

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