The Metzger surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,771 people carried this name — #1,724 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 20,386 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,353 people named Metzger.
107 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 60 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
1,816 people named Metzger live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 120 people named Metzger 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 Poland’s population register
101 people named Metzger have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 151 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower 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 the Nordic population registers
50 people named Metzger 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
Metzger in American newspapers,
1905–1950.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 109,425 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Metzger,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georg Balthasar Metzger 1623–1687 · physician -
Jean-Ulrich Metzger 1752–1836 · physician -
Giovanni Metzger 1772–1844 · art dealer
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Johann Metzger 1789–1852 · politician -
Klara Vespermann 1799–1827 · singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 175 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Metzger.
- 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
- Metz 20,366 · 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
- Meulemans 453 · U.S. census
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