Feingold Surname

117,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Feingold Surname Definition:

(German) Fine gold.

Feingold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6931:134,59314,102
Israel7231:11,8361,810
England1941:287,20622,180
France771:862,633101,453
Canada441:837,40065,151
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Feingold (12) may also be a first name.

Feingold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Fine gold.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) These are names adopted by a dealer in silver and gold.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Feingold Last Name Facts

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

Feingold is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Feingold? popularity and diffusion

Feingold is the 117,890th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,867,644 people. Feingold occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Feingold are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Feingold is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

Feingold is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,693 people, or 1 in 134,593. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 15 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Feingold is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 19 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Feingold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Feingold has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Feingold last name rose 89,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feingold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feingold surname are 38.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Feingold earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.14% less than the national average, earning 189,863 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.65% more than the national average, earning $56,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 86.83% more than the national average, earning $92,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fingold93209/
Fengold938/
Feingol931/
Faingold88256/
Fiengold8817/
Veingold8810/
Feyngold881/
Feinhold881/
Feimgold881/
Finold8639/
Fenold8619/
Fajingold821/
Finhold8029/
Fienold8017/
Fisgold802/
Faingol802/
Fingolt801/
Feinald800/
Fenhold800/
Fayngold75432/
Finholdt75261/
Fienhold75260/
Fishgold75146/
Fajngold7555/
Fainhold7545/
Veyngold7522/
Veinhold7515/
Faenhold756/
Vaingold751/
Fasngold751/
Feynolds750/
Venold7122/
Fenald7120/
Feinholtz7116/
Fischgold7112/
Vigold713/
Vinold712/
Fangol711/
Finald711/
Fienholdt711/
Fagold710/
Finholt67272/
Fanghol6751/
Fenholt6718/
Fasgold6716/
Venhold677/
Fenoult671/
Fajgold671/
Fangald671/
Vangold671/
Phenold671/
Fihnolt671/
Feenald670/
Fesnald670/
Fuenald670/
Feanald670/

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