The Metzner surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,134 people carried this name — #22,637 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 263,200 people counted. That is down 3% from 1,174 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
74 people named Metzner have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 127 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
59 people named Metzner live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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 53 people named Metzner.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Paris.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 23 people named Metzner 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.
Who carried it
People named Metzner,
with a public archive behind them.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Metzner 1801–1867 · goldsmith
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Theodor Metzner 1830–1902 · cobbler
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Carl Conrad Max Metzner 1846–1909 · politician
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Léon Metzner 1856–1911 · photographer
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Friederike Roth 1858–1940
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Fanny Silbermann 1862–1942
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Metzner.
- 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
- Metzler 6,657 · 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
- Meuret 271 · U.S. census
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