Adelmann Surname

115,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Adelmann Surname Definition:

(English, German) The servant of Adal or Edel (noble).

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Adelmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1091:38,1725,039
United States1,1811:306,90828,207
Austria4241:20,0843,120
Poland511:745,27061,215
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
England141:3,979,861125,553
France141:4,744,480251,814
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Adelmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) The servant of Adal or Edel (noble).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Von Adelmansfelden (German), Nobleman of Nobleman's fields.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

German (frequent in Württemberg): from Adalman, an Old High German personal name meaning literally 'noble man'.

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Adelmann Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adelmann Come From? nationality or country of origin

Adelmann (Russian: Адельманн) is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,831st most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,829,203 people. Adelmann occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Adelmann reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,109 people, or 1 in 38,172. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent are found, Bavaria, where 29 percent are found and Hesse, where 16 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Austria, where 11 percent are found.

Adelmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Adelmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Adelmann last name rose 1,514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Adelmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Adelmann last name are 15.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Adelmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 39.42% less than the national average, earning €18,193 per year; in United States they earn 19.37% more than the national average, earning $51,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Adelmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adelmann in the Russian language
Адельманнadelmann-

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Adelmann Reference & Research

Edelmann FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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