Ehrensperger Surname

316,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ehrensperger Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Ehrensperg (hill of honor), the name of three places in Germany.

Ehrensperger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland7931:10,3571,701
Germany1681:479,19941,567
Austria591:144,32919,392
United States521:6,970,364322,914
France391:1,703,147154,208
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ehrensperger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Ehrensperg (hill of honor), the name of three places in Germany.

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

Ehrensperger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ehrensperger is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ehrensperger.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehrensperger? popularity and diffusion

Ehrensperger is the 316,181st most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,144,642 people. The surname Ehrensperger is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Ehrensperger live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 793 people, or 1 in 10,357. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 57 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 12 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Ehrensperger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ehrensperger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ehrensperger last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ehrensperger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ehrensperger last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Ehrensperger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.42% less than the national average, earning R 82,176 per year; in United States they earn 35.58% more than the national average, earning $58,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $59,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehrnsperger96210/
Erensperger966/
Eherensperger960/
Herensperger9248/
Ernsperger91167/
Heerensperger8861/
Hirnsperger87150/
Hornsperger8760/
Heerensperge831/
Arnsperger82173/
Irnsperger8221/
Arnsparger73150/

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