The Zentner surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,026 people carried this name — #24,404 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 285,700 people counted. That is down 5% from 1,078 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 265 people named Zentner 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
145 people named Zentner live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Glarus.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Zentner.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Zentner,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adam Zentner 1760–1828 · sculptor
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Johann Leonhard Zentner 1761–1802 · engraver
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Joseph Zentner 1798–1863
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Karl Heinrich Zentner 1835– · jurist
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Vilém Zentner 1866–1940
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Anna Zentner 1868–1942
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zentner.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Zentner is.
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