Althoff Surname
Approximately 11,757 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,021 | 1:11,466 | 1,470 |
| United States | 3,601 | 1:100,655 | 11,174 |
| Brazil | 669 | 1:319,992 | 12,317 |
| Netherlands | 141 | 1:119,767 | 18,833 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 377 | 1:133,206 | 12,702 |
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'.
- doma1854Althoff Demographics
Average Male Althoff Height
177.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altthoff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Halthoff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Allthoff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Aalthoff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Aulthoff | 93 | 0 | / |
| Althof | 92 | 1,464 | / |
| Altoff | 92 | 73 | / |
| Olthoff | 86 | 2,711 | / |
| Althaff | 86 | 7 | / |
| Haltoff | 86 | 4 | / |
| Althoft | 86 | 1 | / |
| Halthof | 86 | 1 | / |
| Althosf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Altohff | 86 | 1 | / |
| Althofe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elthoff | 86 | 0 | / |
| Altof | 83 | 69 | / |
| Holthoff | 80 | 547 | / |
| Haltoffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Altohfff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Helthoff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Golthoff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Althaf | 77 | 3,727 | / |
| Olthof | 77 | 3,248 | / |
| Altoft | 77 | 702 | / |
| Haltof | 77 | 279 | / |
| Altaff | 77 | 25 | / |
| Elthof | 77 | 11 | / |
| Altahf | 77 | 6 | / |
| Alltof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Althov | 77 | 1 | / |
| Altoof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eltoff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Althow | 77 | 0 | / |
| Altofe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Altofs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Altoffová | 75 | 13 | / |
| Halltoffe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Halttoffe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Holthof | 71 | 294 | / |
| Alltoft | 71 | 62 | / |
| Ahltoft | 71 | 8 | / |
| Halthaf | 71 | 8 | / |
| Althaaf | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aalthaf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Altahaf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olthoof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Althauf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allthaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alttouf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olthaff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Holtoff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Altaf | 67 | 118,855 | / |
| Altob | 67 | 221 | / |
| Altov | 67 | 125 | / |
| Altofová | 67 | 27 | / |
| Altow | 67 | 26 | / |
| Halltoft | 67 | 3 | / |
| Altofova | 67 | 2 | / |
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