Wenzel surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Wenzel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,432 people carried this name — #3,159 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 11,370 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

524 people named Wenzel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 644 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 125
Pomeranian 115
Silesian 76
Opole 69
Lower Silesian 53
Masovian 16
West Pomeranian 14
Lesser Poland 14

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

289 people named Wenzel live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 91
Aargau 32
Thurgau 29
Basel-Landschaft 26
St. Gallen 20
Bern 19
Solothurn 16
Lucerne 12

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 140 people named Wenzel.

53 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 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 53
Moselle 22
Bas-Rhin 21
Paris 5
Pas-de-Calais 5
Seine-et-Marne 4
Yvelines 4
Savoie 3
Rhône 3

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 115 people named Wenzel 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

Buenos Aires Province 38
Salta 21
Neuquén 20
Río Negro 15
Córdoba 11
City of Buenos Aires 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Wenzel in American newspapers,
1915.

Newspaper page from The Circle Banner carrying the name Wenzel
The Circle Banner 1915-03-05
Newspaper page from The Southern Herald carrying the name Wenzel
The Southern Herald 1915-03-19
Newspaper page from The Madison Journal carrying the name Wenzel
The Madison Journal 1915-02-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Wenzel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ernst Ferdinand Wenzel
    Ernst Ferdinand Wenzel 1808–1880 · pianist
  • Andreas Wenzel 1549–1613 · historian
  • Alphons Wenzel 1660–1743 · Catholic priest
  • Carl Friedrich Wenzel 1740–1793 · engineer
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Wenzel 1750–1783 · murderer
  • Johann Wenzel 1759–1816 · composer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

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