Futterman Surname

301,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Futterman Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Furrier,” in Yiddish. In German the word means “one who sold feed or fodder,” but this was never the meaning of the Jewish name.

Futterman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8121:446,37838,303
Israel4231:20,2313,012
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Futterman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Furrier,” in Yiddish. In German the word means “one who sold feed or fodder,” but this was never the meaning of the Jewish name.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Futterman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Futterman is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Futterman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 301,881st most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,792,962 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Futterman reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Futterman is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 812 people, or 1 in 446,378. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 19 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Futterman occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 34 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Futterman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Futterman last name are 45.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 99.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Futterman earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 60.22% more than the national average, earning $69,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.72% more than the national average, earning $61,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Futtermann953/
Futerman94388/
Fitterman89274/
Fottermann842/
Fausterman842/
Foutermann842/
Fittermann841/
Fiterman82305/
Faustermann8018/
Footerman7819/
Fitermann7817/
Fotherman780/
Fieterman780/
Viterman7110/
Fitorman711/

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