Baumgarten Surname

26,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Baumgarten Surname Definition:

“Plantation” in German (literally “Tree Garden”).

Baumgarten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,9601:6,731827
United States3,4651:104,60611,505
Brazil1,6281:131,4955,005
France9521:69,7729,707
Austria2491:34,1995,489
Canada2141:172,17617,252
Australia2111:127,94213,963
Israel1941:44,1125,947
Denmark1821:31,0153,221
Mexico1451:856,04312,054
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Netherlands1241:136,18720,959
Poland791:481,12348,113
Belgium721:159,67622,068
England581:960,65648,451
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Namibia511:47,2435,945
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Paraguay391:185,5583,539
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4361:115,18011,357

Baumgarten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Plantation” in German (literally “Tree Garden”).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(from a place name) “Orchard,” in German. A name assumed by one living near an orchard.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Baumgarten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baumgarten (Russian: Баумгартен) occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baumgarten? popularity and diffusion

Baumgarten is the 26,733rd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 362,510 people. Baumgarten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Baumgarten reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Baumgarten is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 11,960 people, or 1 in 6,731. In Germany Baumgarten is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Baumgarten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Baumgarten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Baumgarten last name grew 795 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 290 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baumgarten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Baumgarten surname are 34.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Baumgarten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 64.73% more than the national average, earning 570,103 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.76% more than the national average, earning R 367,764 per year; in United States they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning $51,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $50,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Baumgarten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baumgarten in the Russian language
Баумгартенbaumgarten-

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