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

Yentz, 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 Yentz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yentz in America

Yentz is the 124548th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yentz surname appeared 138 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 Yentz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yentz 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 Yentz

The surname Yentz has its origins in Central Europe, predominantly within the regions now known as Germany and Austria. The name most likely emerged in the early medieval period, around the 12th to 13th centuries, when the use of surnames became more common amongst the population due to increasing bureaucratic and administrative needs.

Yentz likely derives from variations of the given name "Jentz" or "Jenz," which itself is a diminutive or pet form of "Heinz," a common German short form of Heinrich (Henry in English). Heinrich is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “home ruler” or “ruler of the household,” compounded from the elements "heim" (home) and "ric" (ruler, king).

There are historical references to variations of the surname in medieval manuscripts and records. For instance, a Johann Yentz is documented in a Bavarian administrative record from 1421. Johann is believed to have been a landowner or minor noble in the region, as inferred from the context of the document listing land transactions.

Moving forward in time, one notable historical figure is Georg Yentz, born in 1560 and died in 1625, who served as a mayor in a small town in Upper Bavaria. Another person of interest, Anna Yentz, born in 1620, was known for her connections to a prominent merchant family in Augsburg, a key trading city in Germany.

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the surname appears sporadically in various governmental and church records, frequently in regions along the Rhine and Danube rivers. In 1748, a Hannes Yentz is recorded marrying Maria Schuster in a parish record in Vienna, Austria.

A significant mention is of Franz Yentz, born in 1785 and active until his death in 1847, who was an artist and part of the early 19th-century German Romantic movement. His works include both paintings and sketches, capturing the cultural zeitgeist of the time.

Finally, one other individual of note is Ludwig Yentz, born in 1810 and passed away in 1862, known for his writings on philosophy and his affiliation with the University of Heidelberg, where he lectured and published several notable essays.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yentz

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

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

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