Bischoffer Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bischoffer Surname Definition:

(German) Member of a bishop’s entourage or household; one who came from Bischof, in Germany; one playing the part of a bishop in play or pageant.

Bischoffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bischoffer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Member of a bishop’s entourage or household; one who came from Bischof, in Germany; one playing the part of a bishop in play or pageant.

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

Bischoffer Last Name Facts

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

Bischoffer occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bischoffer.

How Common Is The Last Name Bischoffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Bischoffer live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States Bischoffer is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 69 percent are found, Arizona, where 12 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Bischoffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bischoffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bischoffer last name rose 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bischoffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bischoffer surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Bischoffer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bischofer95377/
Bischoffe9520/
Bischhofer901/
Bischoffjr901/
Wischoffer900/
Bichoffe8972/
Bischofe8910/
Bischoffi849/
Wischofer841/
Bichofe8253/
Bishofe820/
Wishofer7840/
Bichoffi7813/
Bechofer781/
Bisofe754/
Wieshofer74322/
Bechhofer74106/
Bisoffi711,052/
Bichofi7132/
Bizoffe711/
Bishafe710/
Weisshofer703/
Voitshofer701/
Bisouffi671/
Wishafer670/

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