Buchholtz Surname

147,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Buchholtz Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller in, or near, a beech grove.

Buchholtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5201:238,46022,828
Germany6731:119,62214,661
Denmark2451:23,0402,340
France851:781,44495,071
Canada841:438,63838,170
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Poland521:730,93760,459
Luxembourg511:11,3831,973
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
England91:6,190,895170,599
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Buchholtz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller in, or near, a beech grove.

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

Buchholtz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buchholtz occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchholtz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 147,841st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,434,863 people. The surname Buchholtz is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Buchholtz are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,520 people, or 1 in 238,460. In The United States Buchholtz is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Buchholtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buchholtz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,048 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buchholtz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buchholtz last name are 22.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.27% being registered with the political party.

The amount Buchholtz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 59.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,877 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.08% more than the national average, earning R 363,780 per year; in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $52,573 CAD per year.

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Buchholtz Reference & Research

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