Diefendorf Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Diefendorf Surname Definition:

DIEFENDORF: (German.) Local. Derived from a small town of that name in Germany, and so called from Diefen, thieving, and dorf, a village—the thieving village.

Diefendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6391:567,22846,595
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

Diefendorf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DIEFENDORF: (German.) Local. Derived from a small town of that name in Germany, and so called from Diefen, thieving, and dorf, a village—the thieving village.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Diefendorf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diefendorf is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diefendorf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 506,165th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,246,213 people. The surname Diefendorf is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Diefendorf are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 639 people, or 1 in 567,228. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 30 percent are found, Washington, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Diefendorf is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Diefendorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Diefendorf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diefendorf last name increased 223 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diefendorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Diefendorf last name are 10.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diefendorf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 197.31% more than the national average, earning R 706,524 per year and in United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,915 USD per year.

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