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

Zoller, 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 Zoller surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Zoller in America

Zoller is the 11746th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Zoller surname appeared 2,667 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 Zoller.

We can also compare 2010 data for Zoller 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 Zoller

The surname Zoller has its origins in Germany, where it first appeared in the late Middle Ages. It is derived from the German word "Zoll," which means "toll" or "customs duty." This suggests that the name originally referred to someone who worked as a toll collector or customs official.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Zoller can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. In this record, a man named Conradus Zoller is mentioned as a witness to a legal transaction.

The name Zoller has also been linked to various place names throughout Germany, such as Zollingen and Zollhaus, which further reinforces its connection to toll collection or customs duties. Some variations of the spelling include Zöller, Zollner, and Zollmann.

One notable individual bearing the surname Zoller was Hans Zoller, a German painter and engraver who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His works can be found in several museums across Europe.

Another significant figure was Johann Baptist Zoller, a Bavarian politician and jurist who lived from 1764 to 1842. He served as a member of the Bavarian parliament and played a role in the drafting of the Bavarian Civil Code.

In the 19th century, Carl Zoller (1833-1901) was a German entrepreneur and industrialist who founded the Zoller Machine Works in Plochingen, which became a leading manufacturer of precision tools and machinery.

Among the more recent notable individuals with the surname Zoller is Franz Zoller (1896-1957), an Austrian film actor and director who appeared in several German and Austrian films during the early to mid-20th century.

Finally, Joseph Zoller (1921-2008) was a German-American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Zoller Corporation, a successful manufacturer of precision measuring tools and equipment based in Pennsylvania.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Zoller

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

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

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