The Weitzel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,569 people carried this name — #7,295 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is down 6% from 4,857 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 156 people named Weitzel 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 Entre Ríos.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 41
Formosa 41
Buenos Aires Province 33
Córdoba 14
Corrientes 14
Chaco 13

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 41 people named Weitzel.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 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

Born outside France 1
Moselle 18
Bas-Rhin 10
Oise 3
Meuse 2
Paris 2
Seine-Saint-Denis 1
Vosges 1
Seine-Maritime 1

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

31 people named Weitzel 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

Zurich 11
Bern 6
Aargau 5
Vaud 5
Basel-Landschaft 4

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

Weitzel in American newspapers,
1882–1916.

Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Weitzel
The Grenada Sentinel 1894-03-10
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Weitzel
The Ronan Pioneer 1916-03-03
Newspaper page from The Patron Of Husbandry carrying the name Weitzel
The Patron Of Husbandry 1882-08-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,808 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Weitzel in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1990s.

272 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Weitzel. The most, 76, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 164
Queensland 62
Victoria 21
South Australia 7
Western Australia 5
ACT (Canberra) 3
Tasmania 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Weitzel.

Who carried it

People named Weitzel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Godfrey Weitzel
    Godfrey Weitzel 1835–1884 · engineer
  • Fritz Weitzel
    Fritz Weitzel 1904–1940 · politician
  • Patricio Lautaro Weitzel Perez d. 1973 · watchmaker
  • Alexander Weitzel 1750–
  • Carl Georg Weitzel 1843–1927 · engineer
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Johann Alexander Weitzel 1850– · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Weitzel,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States870 records

870 records of the Weitzel name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 318
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 231
  • Other U.S. records 321
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Kelly Wayne Weitzel

    Born 1949; from Spring Valley, California. U.S. Marine Corps, motor vehicle operator; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Phillip H. Weitzel

    Born 1921 in Nebraska. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; guide from Fillmore County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Holy Fam Cemetery, Lindsay, Nebraska.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elisabeth Weitzel

    Arrived at New York in 1862 aboard the Herzogin von Brabant from Bremen, aged 15; farmer. From Storndorf, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 870 records for Weitzel in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany367 records

367 records of the Weitzel name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 366
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Weitzel

    Born 1895; from Hasenholz, Lebus. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 29 December 1916; then reported dead in the list of 5 December 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Weitzel

    From Darmstadt. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 5 February 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 67).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Weitzel

    Born 1891; from Obermois, Lauterbach. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 29 December 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 367 records for Weitzel in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands124 records

124 records of the Weitzel name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 57
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 52
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 15
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Auguste Wilhelmina Philippina Weitzel

    Born 1861 in Zwolle. Married in 1882 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christiaan Lodewijk Weitzel

    Born 1824 in Oldenzaal. Married in 1850 in Vriezenveen.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johan Frederik Weitzel

    Died 1825 in Middelburg, aged 62; of independent means.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 124 records for Weitzel in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia21 records

21 records of the Weitzel name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 18
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Weitzel

    Arrived in Victoria in 1900 aboard the Barbarossa, aged 10.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Alfred Sydney Weitzel

    Leased farmland at Dalby, Queensland in 1905.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jacob Weitzel

    Will registered in Queensland in 1857.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Weitzel in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France20 records

20 records of the Weitzel name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert Joseph Weitzel

    Born 1919 in Metz; died 1990 in Saint-Avold (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Weitzel

    Born 1891 in Reipertswiller (Bas-Rhin); died 1971 in Metz (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Eugene Francois Weitzel

    Born 1923 in Hayange; died 1980 in Serémange-Erzange (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Weitzel in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Weitzel name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Victor Weitzel

    Died 1993, aged 77; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Donald John Weitzel

    Buried in 2000 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Francis Roy Weitzel

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Weitzel in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Weitzel name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. A. Weitzel

    Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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