Englander Surname

168,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Englander Surname User-submission:

The Englander surname means 'the one from England' in Yiddish.

Englander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7501:207,11920,296
Israel3561:24,0383,542
England1431:389,63727,109
Canada651:566,85547,218
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Chile221:800,74917,445
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
France121:5,535,227269,324
Austria91:946,15970,786
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

The alternate forms: Engländer (186) are calculated separately.

Englander Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Englander surname means 'the one from England' in Yiddish.

- samuel_ashtamker

Englander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Englander is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Engländer. Click here for further possible spellings of Englander.

How Common Is The Last Name Englander? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 168,686th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,845,586 people. Englander occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Englander reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,750 people, or 1 in 207,119. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 29 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 14 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Englander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Englander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Englander last name rose 1,411 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,589 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Englander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Englander surname are 4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.23% registered with the party.

The amount Englander earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.56% more than the national average, earning $55,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $46,914 CAD per year.

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