Frischknecht Surname

104,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Frischknecht Surname User-submission:

(Swiss, German) The fresh servant, a new helper. It comes from frisch (fresh), knecht (servant, knight), frisch knecht, cognate with 'fresh knight' in English. This was probably given to a recent helper of someone who worked a farm or near at a building.

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Frischknecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,8491:2,134215
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Germany1721:468,05540,982
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
France121:5,535,227269,324
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland71:785,24338,644
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Frischknecht Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Swiss, German) The fresh servant, a new helper. It comes from frisch (fresh), knecht (servant, knight), frisch knecht, cognate with 'fresh knight' in English. This was probably given to a recent helper of someone who worked a farm or near at a building. This therefore means 'a new helper of a worker'.

- deleted-173293

Many think that the name has something to do with a 'fresh' farm helper. It actually comes from a profession named "frischer". So the name is based on "Frischer's knecht", which means 'the helper of a frischer'.

- m.frischi

Frischknecht Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frischknecht is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frischknecht? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 104,076th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,615,148 people. The surname Frischknecht is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Frischknecht are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 3,849 people, or 1 in 2,134. In Switzerland Frischknecht is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 25 percent reside, Canton of St Gallen, where 24 percent reside and Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, where 15 percent reside. Other than Switzerland this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Frischknecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frischknecht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frischknecht last name grew 5,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frischknecht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Frischknecht last name are 21.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Frischknecht earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.38% less than the national average, earning 227,103 kr per year; in Peru they earn 322.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 81,950 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $46,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.19% more than the national average, earning $62,199 CAD per year.

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