Engelsman Surname

228,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Engelsman Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from England, an Englishman; dweller at the sign of the angel.

Engelsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7231:23,3573,746
United States5491:660,21752,823
South Africa2451:221,13323,158
Canada571:646,41452,764
Israel571:150,13415,774
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia441:613,53943,545
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France41:16,605,680368,153
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Engelsman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from England, an Englishman; dweller at the sign of the angel.

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

Engelsman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Engelsman occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Engelsman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engelsman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 228,573rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,110,291 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Engelsman reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 723 people, or 1 in 23,357. In The Netherlands Engelsman is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 24 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and Gelderland, where 13 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Engelsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Engelsman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Engelsman surname increased 2,495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Engelsman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Engelsman surname are 34.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Engelsman earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.52% more than the national average, earning R 305,424 per year; in United States they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $47,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning $48,314 CAD per year.

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