Barthold Surname

145,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Barthold Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Berchtwald (bright, forest).

Barthold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7541:45,8986,017
United States9211:393,54934,518
Haiti1661:64,3613,593
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada381:969,62173,252
Austria301:283,84832,444
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Norway121:428,52437,411
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

The alternate forms: Bärthold (12) are calculated separately.

Barthold (306) may also be a first name.

Barthold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Berchtwald (bright, forest).

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

Barthold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barthold occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Bärthold. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barthold? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 145,313th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,384,668 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Barthold reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Barthold is also the 503,193rd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 306 people.

The surname Barthold is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,754 people, or 1 in 45,898. In Germany Barthold is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 21 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Haiti, where 5 percent reside.

Barthold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barthold has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Barthold last name grew 424 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barthold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barthold last name are 5.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Barthold earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 60.08% more than the national average, earning 554,021 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $43,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.78% less than the national average, earning $43,334 CAD per year.

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