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The Stenzel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,536 people carried this name — #18,128 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 192,300 people counted. That is down 26% from 2,069 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Stenzel surname

From a German form of the Slavic personal name Stanisław / Stanislav.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Stenzel» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

487 people named Stenzel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 625 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 220
Lower Silesian 55
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 47
West Pomeranian 37
Silesian 29
Opole 25
Greater Poland 25
Lesser Poland 13

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 109 people named Stenzel.

13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 13
Bas-Rhin 31
Vosges 18
Pas-de-Calais 15
Meurthe-et-Moselle 10
Haut-Rhin 7
Paris 5
Oise 2
Nord 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

64 people named Stenzel live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 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

Zurich 19
Aargau 14
Thurgau 7
St. Gallen 6
Obwalden 5
Glarus 4
Bern 3
Lucerne 3

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 print

Stenzel in American newspapers,
1888–1896.

Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Stenzel
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1888-05-05
Newspaper page from Hopkinsville Kentuckian carrying the name Stenzel
Hopkinsville Kentuckian 1896-02-25
Newspaper page from The Evening Bulletin carrying the name Stenzel
The Evening Bulletin 1896-02-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,559 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Stenzel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Julius Stenzel
    Julius Stenzel 1883–1935 · teacher
  • Abraham Nahum Stencl
    Abraham Nahum Stencl 1897–1983 · writer
  • Erbo Stenzel
    Erbo Stenzel 1911–1980 · sculptor
  • Karl Gustav Wilhelm Stenzel 1826–1905 · naturalist
  • Stefan Stenzel 1884–1942
  • Henryk Bronislaw Stenzel 1899–1980 · geologist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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