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

Polzin, 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 Polzin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Polzin in America

Polzin is the 11420th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Polzin surname appeared 2,759 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 Polzin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Polzin 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 Polzin

The surname Polzin has its origins in Germany and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the German word "Polzer," which referred to a person who lived near a swampy or marshy area. The name was initially found in regions like Pomerania and Brandenburg, which had a significant number of wetlands and marshes.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Polzin can be found in the Brandenburg church records from the late 1500s. There are also mentions of individuals with this surname in the town of Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) during the 17th century, indicating its prevalence in the Pomeranian region.

The Polzin surname has been documented in various historical records, including the Prussian census of 1676, where it appears with several spelling variations like Poltzin, Poltzien, and Poltzen. These variations reflect the regional dialects and the inconsistencies in record-keeping during that time.

Among notable individuals who bore the Polzin surname, Johann Polzin (1807-1878) was a German composer and music teacher. He composed several works for choir and orchestra and served as the director of music at the Cathedral of Berlin.

Another person of note was Karl Polzin (1856-1923), a German politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Reichstag (the German parliament) from 1898 to 1903, representing the National Liberal Party.

In the field of science, Hans Polzin (1920-2005) was a German physicist and academic who made significant contributions to nuclear physics and particle accelerator technology. He worked at the University of Bonn and was involved in several international research projects.

The Polzin surname also has a presence in the United States, with one of the earliest recorded individuals being Johann Polzin, who immigrated from Prussia in the mid-19th century and settled in Wisconsin.

A notable American bearer of the Polzin name was Edward Polzin (1910-1986), a professional baseball player who played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1930s.

While the Polzin surname has its roots in Germany, it has spread to various parts of the world due to migration and immigration. However, its origins can be traced back to the marshlands and wetlands of northern Germany, where it likely originated as a descriptive name for individuals living in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Polzin

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

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

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