Eichhorn Surname

19,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eichhorn Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the squirrel.

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Eichhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany20,2941:3,967445
United States4,1331:87,6999,889
Austria1,0481:8,1251,033
Switzerland3371:24,3713,838
Netherlands3301:51,1738,790
Argentina2861:149,45212,636
Poland1701:223,58129,019
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Australia921:293,43225,879
France731:909,900105,096
England551:1,013,05650,089
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Finland251:219,86818,073
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Panama51:782,45211,059
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:124,61212,063

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.

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

(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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

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 Last Name Facts

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

Eichhorn is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Eichhörn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eichhorn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,952nd most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 265,843 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Eichhorn are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Eichhorn is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 20,294 people, or 1 in 3,967. In Germany Eichhorn is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 18 percent live, Thuringia, where 12 percent live and Saxony, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Eichhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eichhorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eichhorn last name increased 1,026 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 917 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eichhorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Eichhorn are 16.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.46% being registered to vote for the political 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.

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