Axelrod Surname

89,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Axelrod Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the clearing by the ash trees; one who made wheel axles.

Axelrod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1161:88,0619,919
Israel8671:9,8701,504
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
England371:1,505,89364,828
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Axelrod (22) may also be a first name.

Axelrod Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the clearing by the ash trees; one who made wheel axles.

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

(from the name of a male ancestor) Originally a first name appearing in the Middle Ages.

Variant forms are Axelrad, Axeldar, Axelrood, Achselrad. Some explain the name as an inverted form of Alexander. Others see it as the German name Axel with various elaborations. Another explanation offered is that the name means “shoulder” and “wheel” (Achsel and Rad, in German), and is a reference to the circular badge that Jews were forced to wear on their shoulders. While all these theories are interesting, they do not seem to offer a clear answer.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Axelrod Last Name Facts

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

Axelrod has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Axelrod? popularity and diffusion

Axelrod is the 89,846th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,365,220 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Axelrod live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Axelrod is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Axelrod is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,116 people, or 1 in 88,061. In The United States Axelrod is most frequent in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Axelrod Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Axelrod has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Axelrod last name expanded 411,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Axelrod Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Axelrod last name are 7.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Axelrod earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33.3% more than the national average, earning $57,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.74% more than the national average, earning $78,867 CAD per year.

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