The Zellner surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,417 people carried this name — #9,511 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 86,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,299 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
110 people named Zellner have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 135 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Zellner.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
31 people named Zellner live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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 the Nordic population registers
27 people named Zellner is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Zellner in American newspapers,
1901–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,868 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Zellner,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georg Zellner d. 1675
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Christoph Zellner 1567–1637
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Balthasar Johann Zellner 1659–1730 · gun smith
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Caspar Zellner 1661–1754
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Frans Xaver Zellner 1684–1768
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Valerian Zellner 1718–1763 · monk
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zellner.
- Zeimet 543 · U.S. census
- Zeitoun 193 · U.S. census
- Zelazny 586 · U.S. census
- Zelek 462 · U.S. census
- Zell 3,049 · U.S. census
- Zeller 10,595 · U.S. census
- Zeman 3,843 · U.S. census
- Zen 264 · U.S. census
- Zeni 372 · U.S. census
- Zenner 1,146 · U.S. census
- Zenon 1,348 · U.S. census
- Zenone 123 · U.S. census
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