Germain Surname
Approximately 111,566 people bear this surname
Germain Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of German.' No doubt a personal name taken or given from the country; compare Norman. For one or two variants of the surname, v. Jarman.
Germanus de Hode, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii.
Read More About This SurnameGermain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 37,820 | 1:282 | 27 |
| France | 27,181 | 1:2,444 | 163 |
| United States | 9,920 | 1:36,538 | 4,538 |
| Canada | 8,773 | 1:4,200 | 557 |
| Rwanda | 6,822 | 1:1,666 | 397 |
| Ethiopia | 3,542 | 1:27,540 | 3,358 |
| Madagascar | 3,492 | 1:6,773 | 1,367 |
| Chad | 3,274 | 1:4,152 | 675 |
| Yemen | 2,577 | 1:10,254 | 1,277 |
| Togo | 1,050 | 1:6,903 | 1,501 |
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| DR Congo | 828 | 1:89,227 | 10,161 |
| Belgium | 827 | 1:13,902 | 2,108 |
| England | 605 | 1:92,096 | 9,891 |
| Brazil | 292 | 1:733,131 | 26,800 |
| Argentina | 273 | 1:156,569 | 13,217 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| French Polynesia | 215 | 1:1,306 | 195 |
| Chile | 213 | 1:82,706 | 3,264 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 200 | 1:52,165 | 2,646 |
| Cameroon | 197 | 1:105,427 | 12,381 |
| Australia | 195 | 1:138,439 | 14,922 |
| Ivory Coast | 174 | 1:132,593 | 6,418 |
| Switzerland | 148 | 1:55,493 | 7,113 |
| Jamaica | 132 | 1:21,742 | 1,834 |
| Dominica | 116 | 1:654 | 150 |
| Spain | 106 | 1:441,057 | 23,230 |
| Seychelles | 100 | 1:924 | 225 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Lebanon | 64 | 1:88,079 | 5,631 |
| Benin | 57 | 1:181,326 | 17,693 |
| Thailand | 55 | 1:1,284,334 | 183,539 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| New Caledonia | 42 | 1:6,577 | 1,478 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | 1:33,268 | 3,344 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Saint Lucia | 31 | 1:5,767 | 755 |
| Jersey | 30 | 1:3,307 | 613 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Mauritius | 7 | 1:184,774 | 8,416 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 232 | 1:105,066 | 10,474 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:2,594 | 424 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 712 | 1:70,532 | 7,602 |
The alternate forms: Germaín (1) are calculated separately.
Germain (178,417) may also be a first name.
Germain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of German.' No doubt a personal name taken or given from the country; compare Norman. For one or two variants of the surname, v. Jarman.
Germanus de Hode, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.
Johannes Germayne, Southamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Simon Germeyn, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John Germyn, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Germanus Hay, Yorkshire, ibid.
From the Norman personal name Germund. In early record it interchanges with Gernun. Ricardus Gernun witnessed David's great charter to the Abbey of Melrose, a. 1153 (Melros, 1). Richard Germayne granted the church of Lympetlaw to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1221—31 (Soltre, p. 25), and in the reign of Alexander III Richard Germyn or Gernun appears as lord of Lympatlaw (ibid., p. 29). Nicholas, son of German witnessed a sale of land in Glasgow c. 1280—90 (REG., p. 198). A different name from St. Germain, which see.
(Anglo-Latin-Teut.) the national name [the Latin Germani, ‘Germans,’ is prob. from the Old Teutonic heri-man, lit. ‘army-man’: see the author’s note on 'The Etymology of Germany,’ in Literature, 17th Aug. 1901, p. 166]
(French) Descendant of Germain (spear, people).
(Eng, German) The man from Germany; descendant of German (a German).
Latin germanus; of the same stock; a near kinsman; thus we say cousin-german for first-cousin. As a personal name it is of great antiquity in Britain, dating from St. German, the successful opponent of the Pelagian heresy in the fifth century. Possibly in some instances it is derived from the country, like French, Irish, &c.
(German.) A name given to a native of Germany. German is derived from Werr—man, i. e., war—men, a name assumed by the Tungri, in order to strike terror into their Gaelic opponents. The Romans, for want of a W, for Werrman wrote German. Vonhammer derives the word from the land of Herman, now Chorasin.
Matthew, Ralph, Richard de St. Germano of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William de St. German of England 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Henry, John Simon Germeyn of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). The lands of Osbert de St. German were granted to Troarn Abbey by Roger Montgomery. Roger de St. G. possessed lands in Suffolk 1086 (Domesd.). There are numerous notices of this family in England, and it long flourished in Normandy (Des Bois).
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Germain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Germain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Germain (Arabic: جيرمان) is found in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Germaín. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Germain? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,072nd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,320 people. Germain occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Germain are found; 35 percent are found in Caribbean and 34 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 5,893rd most frequent first name on earth, held by 178,417 people.
This surname is most widely held in Haiti, where it is carried by 37,820 people, or 1 in 282. In Haiti it is mostly concentrated in: Ouest, where 29 percent are found, Grand'Anse, where 12 percent are found and Sud-Est, where 12 percent are found. Besides Haiti this surname occurs in 121 countries. It also occurs in France, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Germain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Germain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 261 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Germain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (54%) in Ireland and Greek Orthodox (94%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Germain surname are 7.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.52% being registered with the political party.
The amount Germain earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $47,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.71% less than the national average, earning $43,369 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Germain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Germain in the Arabic language | ||
| جيرمان | jyrman | - |
| جرمين | jrmyn | - |
| جرمان | jrman | - |
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