Brautigam Surname

201,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Brautigam Surname Definition:

(German), Bridegroom. (variant: le Marié.)

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Brautigam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4971:242,12423,116
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
Canada961:383,80834,152
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Nicaragua261:231,5802,688
Chile251:704,65916,160
England191:2,932,529101,561
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Monaco71:5,295668
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

The alternate forms: Bräútigam (1) are calculated separately.

Brautigam (15) may also be a first name.

Brautigam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Bridegroom. (variant: le Marié.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

A German surname that was brought to Brazil via immigration.

- philippgb

This name is from the German for bridegroom.

- lwdudek

Brautigam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brautigam is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Bräútigam. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brautigam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brautigam is the 201,907th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,530,788 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Brautigam are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 15 people.

Brautigam is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,497 people, or 1 in 242,124. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Brautigam exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Brautigam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brautigam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brautigam last name rose 1,944 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brautigam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brautigam last name are 21.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Brautigam earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $44,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $45,848 CAD per year.

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