Zeller is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zeller
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

One who came from Zell, i.e., church, a village in Switzerland.

Zeller is the variation of Zellweger. Dweller on the Zelle road.

How popular is Zeller?

Zeller is common in Germany, United States, Switzerland, Austria, France, Australia, Canada, Hungary, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Poland, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, England.

Zeller is ranked 11715 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Zeller bearers increased by 5.89 per cent in 2010 US census to 10595 since 2000, the surname slipped by 84 spots and ranked at 3370. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.93 96.08
Hispanic or Latino 2.44 1.63
Others 1.28 0.97
Black 0.5 0.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.36 0.3
Zeller is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Switzerland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 47970 people have been found who wears Zeller as their family name. Zeller is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Zeller:
401 Germany21,876
3,176 United States14,359
Countries with thousands of Zeller:
238 Switzerland3,689
350 Austria2,436
6,138 France1,396
Countries with hundreds of Zeller:
5,236 Australia664
6,626 Canada658
2,264 Hungary489
10,244 Argentina353
2,447 Dominican Republic223
36,302 Brazil208
27,573 Poland182
16,937 Netherlands161
4,225 Portugal123
39,128 South Africa115
31,416 England114
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
129,613 Thailand88
59,648 Italy88
8,059 Ecuador74
101,646 Philippines72
28,474 Romania62
16,422 Israel54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
35,950 Spain50
14,843 Sweden46
12,271 Denmark41
6,884 Singapore34
43,532 Czechia29
27,985 Mexico27
15,745 Chile26
5,083 Paraguay22
1,143 Guam21
292,169 Russia18
43,115 Slovakia18
35,657 Norway13
69,774 Belgium13
28,765 New Zealand12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
429 Liechtenstein10
8,933 China8
25,488 Scotland7
23,614 Colombia6
23,171 Wales6
170,578 Malaysia6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Marg. Zeller was 26 years old when she migrated to USA on June 14, 1852. She lived in Bavaria where she worked as cultivator and took Germania from Havre. 25 years old David Zeller, Agathe Zeller (22), Alois Zeller, 16 years old Anne-M. Zeller, Franz Zeller (24), 21 years old Genevieve Zeller, Gertrude Zeller (22), 12 years old Lucia Zeller, and 888 other Zeller around 44.88% of whom were farmer while others worked as shoemaker and servant, merchant, undefined code, agriculturist, joiner, mason, butcher, watchmaker, miller, tailor, cooper, sailor, laborer, weaver, clerk, gardener, baker, barber, smith, locksmith, cabinet maker, brewer, carpenter, mechanic, waiter, painter, glazier, glass maker, student, journeyman, glass blower migrated to US.

Zeller Namesakes

  • Eduard Zeller, German philosopher and Protestant theologian of the Tübingen School of theology
  • Adrien Zeller, (2 April 1940, Saverne, Bas-Rhin - 22 August 2009
  • Philipp Christoph Zeller, German entomologist
  • Walter P. Zeller, Canadian businessman and founder of discount retail chain Zellers
  • Carl Zeller, Austrian composer of operettas
  • Christian Zeller, German mathematician
  • Eva Zeller, German poet and novelist
  • Anne Zeller, physical anthropologist
  • Erich Zeller, German figure skater and figure skating coach
  • Jules Sylvain Zeller, 19th-century French historian
  • Joe Zeller, American football player
  • Bart Zeller, former professional baseball catcher

Zeller Namesakes

  • Eduard Zeller, German philosopher and Protestant theologian of the Tübingen School of theology
  • Adrien Zeller, (2 April 1940, Saverne, Bas-Rhin - 22 August 2009
  • Philipp Christoph Zeller, German entomologist
  • Walter P. Zeller, Canadian businessman and founder of discount retail chain Zellers
  • Carl Zeller, Austrian composer of operettas
  • Christian Zeller, German mathematician
  • Eva Zeller, German poet and novelist
  • Anne Zeller, physical anthropologist
  • Erich Zeller, German figure skater and figure skating coach
  • Jules Sylvain Zeller, 19th-century French historian
  • Joe Zeller, American football player
  • Bart Zeller, former professional baseball catcher

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