Dannhauer Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dannhauer Surname User-submission:

Dannhauer is a reduced form of Daubenhauer or Daugenhauer, an occupational surname for someone who made staves for barrels. It is derived from the Middle High German word duge, meaning 'dowel', and an agent noun from houwen, meaning 'to cut', or 'hew'.

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Dannhauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4871:165,30919,567
Canada371:995,82774,831
United States321:11,326,842445,236
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dannhauer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dannhauer is a reduced form of Daubenhauer or Daugenhauer, an occupational surname for someone who made staves for barrels. It is derived from the Middle High German word duge, meaning 'dowel', and an agent noun from houwen, meaning 'to cut', or 'hew'.

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Dannhauer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dannhauer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dannhauer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 564,325th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Dannhauer reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 165,309. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Dannhauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dannhauer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dannhauer surname rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dannhauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dannhauer are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Dannhauer earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 63.32% more than the national average, earning $70,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $49,442 CAD per year.

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