Augenthaler Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Augenthaler Surname User-submission:

The Augenthaler surname comes from augent, which means 'eyes' in German, and thaler, a German silver coin. It means 'silver eyes', 'eyes for a silver coin' or 'eyes of a silver coin'.

Augenthaler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Augenthaler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Augenthaler surname comes from augent, which means 'eyes' in German, and thaler, a German silver coin. It means 'silver eyes', 'eyes for a silver coin' or 'eyes of a silver coin'.

- barneyc1948

Augenthaler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Augenthaler is most common in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Augenthaler.

How Common Is The Last Name Augenthaler? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,168,344th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Augenthaler are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Augenthaler is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 68 percent live, New York, where 17 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States Augenthaler occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Augenthaler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Augenthaler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Augenthaler last name increased 3,775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Augenthaler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Augenthaler surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Augenthaler earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 134.27% more than the national average, earning $101,086 USD per year.

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