Ansbach Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ansbach Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Ansbach, a town in Bavaria.

Ansbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Ansbach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Ansbach, a town in Bavaria.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Ansbach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ansbach is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ansbach? popularity and diffusion

Ansbach is the 714,947th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Ansbach live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Ansbach is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 1,415,855. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found, New Jersey, where 10 percent are found and Arizona, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Ansbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ansbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ansbach surname grew 674 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ansbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ansbach last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.

Ansbach earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,608 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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