The Pelzer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,183 people carried this name — #13,845 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 135,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 2,083 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 189 people named Pelzer 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 Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Pelzer.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 42 people named Pelzer 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 Misiones.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
41 people named Pelzer live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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 Poland’s population register
28 people named Pelzer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 49 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 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 print
Pelzer in American newspapers,
1899–1900.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,641 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Pelzer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mathias Goswin Peltzer 1754–1814 · politician -
Catharina Josepha Pelzer 1821–1895 · composer -
Franz Pelzer d. 1900 · architect
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Heinrich Pelzer 1775–1855
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Anton Aloys Pelzer 1783–
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Ferdinand Pelzer 1801–1861 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pelzer.
- Pelosi 1,309 · U.S. census
- Peloso 586 · U.S. census
- Pelot 573 · U.S. census
- Pelotte 242 · U.S. census
- Peltier 7,140 · U.S. census
- Peluso 3,712 · U.S. census
- Pen 1,438 · U.S. census
- Penalba 180 · U.S. census
- Penalver 629 · U.S. census
- Penaranda 1,181 · U.S. census
- Penas 373 · U.S. census
- Pendino 161 · U.S. census
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