Buchholz Surname

11,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Buchholz Surname Definition:

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

Buchholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany34,1481:2,358219
United States10,8731:33,3364,158
Poland7771:48,9177,714
Canada6221:59,2376,992
Brazil4641:461,36717,485
France4411:150,61823,353
Australia3871:69,7568,270
Denmark2071:27,2692,804
Argentina1461:292,76323,421
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
Austria871:97,87914,223
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
England721:773,86242,299
Israel711:120,53013,243
Spain641:730,50131,369
Chile551:320,3009,085
Paraguay451:160,8173,242
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Norway201:257,11427,149
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Scotland91:594,86921,724
China91:151,924,6187,954
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Malta41:107,5681,849
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5611:89,5169,246

The alternate forms: Büchholz (2) are calculated separately.

Buchholz (23) may also be a first name.

Buchholz 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

Buchholz Last Name Facts

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

Buchholz occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Büchholz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchholz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buchholz is the 11,453rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 148,550 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Buchholz are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Buchholz is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 23 people.

The surname Buchholz is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 34,148 people, or 1 in 2,358. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Buchholz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buchholz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buchholz last name grew 1,938 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buchholz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buchholz last name are 14.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Buchholz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning 450,611 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 118.94% more than the national average, earning R 520,296 per year; in United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $50,870 CAD per year.

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Buchholz Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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