Eichhorn Surname
Approximately 27,413 people bear this surname
Eichhorn Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the squirrel.
Read More About This SurnameEichhorn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 20,294 | 1:3,967 | 445 |
| United States | 4,133 | 1:87,699 | 9,889 |
| Austria | 1,048 | 1:8,125 | 1,033 |
| Switzerland | 337 | 1:24,371 | 3,838 |
| Netherlands | 330 | 1:51,173 | 8,790 |
| Argentina | 286 | 1:149,452 | 12,636 |
| Poland | 170 | 1:223,581 | 29,019 |
| Canada | 150 | 1:245,637 | 23,369 |
| Australia | 92 | 1:293,432 | 25,879 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Czechia | 40 | 1:265,837 | 35,277 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 403 | 1:124,612 | 12,063 |
The alternate forms: Eichhörn (1) are calculated separately.
Eichhorn (16) may also be a first name.
Eichhorn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the squirrel.
(from a place name) or (from a house sign) Eichhorn or Eichorn is the German for “squirrel” and this word has been incorporated into the name of a number of places where squirrels are found. It may also refer to a house or street or landmark where there was a sign of the squirrel.
User-submitted Reference
Middle High German: eichhorn > Eichhorn (squirrel).
- Might have been used as a name for a fur trader, skinner
- Used to describe a diligent, agile, industrious person or one that stockpiles goods (according to the attributes of a squirrel)
- Found in the naming of houses: "Haus zum Eichhorn" found in Speyer (a. 1297), Köln (a. 1401), (Freiburg a. 1460), a family called 'Eichhorn' in Mainz (1337)
- Description of the place, the homestead was built: "bei den Eichen", meaning "at the oak-trees" (German 'Eiche' > oak-tree), a headland, hill surrounded by oaks
- silke.Eichhorn Demographics
Average Male Eichhorn Height
177.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Eichhorn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eichhorn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eichhorn occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms: Eichhörn. Click here for other possible spellings of Eichhorn.
How Common Is The Last Name Eichhorn? popularity and diffusion
The last name Eichhorn is the 19,952nd most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 265,843 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Eichhorn live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 16 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 20,294 people, or 1 in 3,967. In Germany Eichhorn is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 18 percent reside, Thuringia, where 12 percent reside and Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.
Eichhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Eichhorn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,026 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 917 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Eichhorn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Eichhorn surname are 16.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.46% registered with the party.
The amount Eichhorn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 544.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 124,880 per year; in South Africa they earn 250.85% more than the national average, earning R 833,760 per year; in United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $52,632 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eichhörn | 96 | 1 | / |
| Eichhhorn | 94 | 7 | / |
| Eicchhorn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Heichhorn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Eichhorne | 94 | 0 | / |
| Eichorn | 93 | 1,956 | / |
| Eihhorn | 93 | 2 | / |
| Echhorn | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ichhorn | 93 | 0 | / |
| Aichhorn | 88 | 991 | / |
| Eischorn | 88 | 49 | / |
| Eikhhorn | 88 | 19 | / |
| Eichorne | 88 | 4 | / |
| Eicchorn | 88 | 3 | / |
| Eithhorn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Eichhern | 88 | 1 | / |
| Euchhorn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Eishhorn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ecchhorn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ichorn | 86 | 4 | / |
| Echorn | 86 | 0 | / |
| Eichhornová | 84 | 28 | / |
| Eishhoren | 82 | 1 | / |
| Eicharn | 80 | 11 | / |
| Aichorn | 80 | 9 | / |
| Eichern | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ecchorn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eikhorn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eishorn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iechorn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eshhorn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Echoren | 80 | 0 | / |
| Icorn | 77 | 9 | / |
| Haihhorn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Heishorn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eiehharn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Achorn | 71 | 532 | / |
| Ekhorn | 71 | 36 | / |
| Icoren | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ikhorn | 71 | 3 | / |
| Icorin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aicorn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Echourren | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ejhorn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Echhourim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eshorn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ishorn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Eisorn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Icheren | 67 | 65 | / |
| Eykhorn | 67 | 63 | / |
| Achorin | 67 | 26 | / |
| Eachern | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aichern | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hekhorn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Izhorin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ajchorn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayhhorn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ashhorn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gishorn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eshorin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hakhorn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etzhorn | 67 | 1 | / |
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