The Frenzel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,719 people carried this name — #16,662 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 172,400 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,737 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
101 people named Frenzel live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 98 people named Frenzel.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
35 people named Frenzel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 128 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 22 people named Frenzel live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
43 people named Frenzel is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Frenzel in American newspapers,
1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,514 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Frenzel.
- Fremin 551 · U.S. census
- Fremont 795 · U.S. census
- Frendo 130 · U.S. census
- Frenkel 1,082 · U.S. census
- Frentz 464 · U.S. census
- Frentzel 308 · U.S. census
- Frere 439 · U.S. census
- Freres 234 · U.S. census
- Freschi 258 · U.S. census
- Fresco 461 · U.S. census
- Fresneda 164 · U.S. census
- Fresse 114 · U.S. census
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