Fleischhauer Surname

105,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Fleischhauer Surname Definition:

(German) The hewer or cutter of meat, a butcher.

Fleischhauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8261:21,0422,802
United States3771:961,43071,554
Luxembourg691:8,4141,323
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
France231:2,887,944200,772
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
China31:455,773,85521,925
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Fleischhauer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The hewer or cutter of meat, a butcher.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) Fleischhaker means “cleaver” or “meat chopper.” Fleischhauer means “meat cutter” and Fleischman means “meat man,” in German. All these names were assumed by butchers.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Fleischhauer Last Name Facts

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

Fleischhauer is found most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fleischhauer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 105,112th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,635,079 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Fleischhauer live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 3,826 people, or 1 in 21,042. In Germany Fleischhauer is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 19 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany Fleischhauer occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 2 percent are found.

Fleischhauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fleischhauer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 838 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fleischhauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fleischhauer are 12.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.3% being registered with the party.

The amount Fleischhauer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 140.21% more than the national average, earning R 570,828 per year; in United States they earn 18.75% more than the national average, earning $51,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning $51,739 CAD per year.

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