Fischgrund Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Fischgrund Surname User-submission:
The surname Fischgrund means 'fish guardian'. There is a story about the origin of this surname. When the Jews of a town in Austria were given the rights to fish in a lake, one Jew refused because of a dead horse found in the lake. The lord or owner of the lake than appointed one of these Jews to be his fishgrindi, or guardians (of the lake), and by keeping the lake clean the fish would be edible.
Fischgrund Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 152 | 1:2,384,598 | 147,132 |
| Israel | 49 | 1:174,646 | 17,612 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 1:444,704 | 54,815 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fischgrund Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Fischgrund means 'fish guardian'. There is a story about the origin of this surname. When the Jews of a town in Austria were given the rights to fish in a lake, one Jew refused because of a dead horse found in the lake. The lord or owner of the lake than appointed one of these Jews to be his fishgrindi, or guardians (of the lake), and by keeping the lake clean the fish would be edible.
- cindismithFischgrund Demographics
Average Fischgrund Salary in
United States
$61,434 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fischgrund Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fischgrund Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fischgrund is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fischgrund? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,020,242nd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Fischgrund are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Fischgrund is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 24 percent are found, New Jersey, where 23 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States Fischgrund exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 20 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.
Fischgrund Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fischgrund last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.
Fischgrund earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.38% more than the national average, earning $61,434 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishgrund | 95 | 7 | / |
| Fischground | 95 | 6 | / |
| Fischgreund | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fischgrand | 90 | 3 | / |
| Fischqrund | 90 | 2 | / |
| Fischgrond | 90 | 1 | / |
| Fiszgrund | 84 | 6 | / |
| Fischgrum | 84 | 0 | / |
| Vecchio Grande | 50 | 1 | / |
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