Armbrust Surname

102,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Armbrust Surname Definition:

(German) Fighter armed with a crossbow; one who made and sold Crossbows.

Armbrust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4701:146,74515,146
Germany1,4361:56,0627,256
Brazil3081:695,04725,538
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Australia751:359,94330,133
France581:1,145,219121,886
Austria301:283,84832,444
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
England131:4,286,005132,302
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Armbrust Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Fighter armed with a crossbow; one who made and sold Crossbows.

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

Armbrust Last Name Facts

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

Armbrust (Russian: Армбруст) occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Armbrust? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 102,028th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,576,367 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Armbrust are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,470 people, or 1 in 146,745. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Armbrust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Armbrust has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Armbrust last name increased 1,342 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Armbrust Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Armbrust last name are 21.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.37% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Armbrust earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $48,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $46,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Armbruszt9475/
Armbruste947/
Armbrusth941/
Armbroust941/
Armbrus938/
Armbruse886/
Armbrost883/
Armbrist883/
Arnbrust881/
Armbrudt881/
Armbrush880/
Armbru861/
Armbros800/
Armbruce751/
Armbross751/
Arnbrost750/
Arnbrot671/

Armbrust Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Armbrust in the Russian language
Армбрустarmbrust-

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