Althoff Surname

44,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Althoff Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'old farm'. From the Middle Low German, olt or alt, meaning 'old' and hof meaning 'farm'.

Althoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,0211:11,4661,470
United States3,6011:100,65511,174
Brazil6691:319,99212,317
Netherlands1411:119,76718,833
England561:994,96549,531
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Poland451:844,63965,213
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Austria171:500,90847,931
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
France71:9,488,960336,266
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3771:133,20612,702

Althoff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'old farm'. From the Middle Low German, olt or alt, meaning 'old' and hof meaning 'farm'.

- doma1854

Althoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Althoff occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Althoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,165th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 619,847 people. The surname Althoff is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Althoff reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 7,021 people, or 1 in 11,466. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Althoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Althoff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 955 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Althoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Althoff last name are 14.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.63% registered with the party.

The amount Althoff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $46,005 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $52,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altthoff931/
Halthoff931/
Allthoff931/
Aalthoff931/
Aulthoff930/
Althof921,464/
Altoff9273/
Olthoff862,711/
Althaff867/
Haltoff864/
Althoft861/
Halthof861/
Althosf861/
Altohff861/
Althofe861/
Elthoff860/
Altof8369/
Holthoff80547/
Haltoffe801/
Altohfff801/
Helthoff801/
Golthoff800/
Althaf773,727/
Olthof773,248/
Altoft77702/
Haltof77279/
Altaff7725/
Elthof7711/
Altahf776/
Alltof771/
Althov771/
Altoof771/
Eltoff771/
Althow770/
Altofe770/
Altofs770/
Altoffová7513/
Halltoffe755/
Halttoffe753/
Holthof71294/
Alltoft7162/
Ahltoft718/
Halthaf718/
Althaaf715/
Aalthaf712/
Altahaf712/
Olthoof711/
Althauf711/
Allthaf711/
Alttouf711/
Olthaff710/
Holtoff710/
Altaf67118,855/
Altob67221/
Altov67125/
Altofová6727/
Altow6726/
Halltoft673/
Altofova672/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Althoff
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis