Fetterer Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

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

Fetterer Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) A feather merchant.

Fetterer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Fetterer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) A feather merchant.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Fetterer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fetterer occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fetterer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fetterer is the 996,001st most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Fetterer reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Fetterer is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 1,603,801. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 19 percent are found, Indiana, where 9 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Fetterer exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Fetterer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fetterer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fetterer surname increased 565 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fetterer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fetterer last name are 20.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.74% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fetterer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning $41,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.87% less than the national average, earning $33,353 CAD per year.

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