The Metz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,366 people carried this name — #1,760 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 20,010 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,922 people named Metz.
56 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 61 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,001 people named Metz 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
391 people named Metz live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
119 people named Metz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 174 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 32 people named Metz live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Metz in American newspapers,
1870–1949.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 178,219 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Metz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Stephan Metz 1789–1850 · mayor -
Wilhelm Metz 1817–1901 · pedagogue -
Gustav Metz 1817–1853 · painter -
August Metz 1818–1874 · politician -
Rezső Metz 1861–1943 · soldier
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 196 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Metz.
- Metry 303 · U.S. census
- Mette 782 · U.S. census
- Metter 407 · U.S. census
- Mettetal 113 · U.S. census
- Mettler 3,250 · U.S. census
- Mettling 206 · U.S. census
- Metzger 20,771 · U.S. census
- Metzinger 928 · U.S. census
- Metzler 6,657 · U.S. census
- Metzner 1,134 · U.S. census
- Meucci 374 · U.S. census
- Meuleman 101 · U.S. census
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