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

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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 surname Dannhauer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dannhauer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dannhauer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 564,325th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Dannhauer live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dannhauer is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 165,309. In Germany Dannhauer is most frequent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 40 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Dannhauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dannhauer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dannhauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dannhauer last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political 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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