Fenstermacher Surname

189,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fenstermacher Surname Definition:

(German) One who made windows.

Fenstermacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1511:168,50717,068
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4201:119,56811,675

Fenstermacher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made windows.

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

Fenstermacher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fenstermacher is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenstermacher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,282nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,265,030 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Fenstermacher are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Fenstermacher is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,151 people, or 1 in 168,507. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 47 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Fenstermacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fenstermacher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fenstermacher last name increased 512 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fenstermacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fenstermacher last name are 7.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.49% registered with the party.

Fenstermacher earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,361 USD per year.

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