The Metzler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,657 people carried this name — #5,239 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,612 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
586 people named Metzler live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
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 517 people named Metzler 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 278 people named Metzler.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 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 Poland’s population register
77 people named Metzler have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 100 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 Greater Poland.
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 23 people named Metzler 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 Namur.
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
Metzler in American newspapers,
1884–1898.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,794 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Metzler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Wilhelm Metzler 1755–1837 · jurist -
Georg Friedrich Metzler 1806–1889 · banker -
Christoph Metzler von Andelberg 1490–1561 · bishop
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Georg Metzler 1500–1525
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Jodocus Metzler 1574–1639 · writer
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Benjamin Metzler 1650–1686 · banker
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Metzler.
- Mettetal 113 · U.S. census
- Mettler 3,250 · U.S. census
- Mettling 206 · U.S. census
- Metz 20,366 · U.S. census
- Metzger 20,771 · U.S. census
- Metzinger 928 · U.S. census
- Metzner 1,134 · U.S. census
- Meucci 374 · U.S. census
- Meuleman 101 · U.S. census
- Meulemans 453 · U.S. census
- Meunier 2,641 · U.S. census
- Meurer 1,804 · U.S. census
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