Glotfelter Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Glotfelter Surname User-submission:

A surname borne by the descendents of Casper Glattfelder, a Swiss Mennonites from Glattfelden, Switzerland who settled in Pennsylvania with the Pennsylvania Dutch.

Glotfelter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Glotfelter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname borne by the descendents of Casper Glattfelder, a Swiss Mennonites from Glattfelden, Switzerland who settled in Pennsylvania with the Pennsylvania Dutch.

- lclanham

Glotfelter Last Name Facts

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

Glotfelter is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glotfelter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Glotfelter are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Glotfelter is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States Glotfelter is primarily found in: Ohio, where 60 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside and Arizona, where 15 percent reside.

Glotfelter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glotfelter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glotfelter last name rose 166 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glotfelter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glotfelter surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the party.

Glotfelter earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.49% less than the national average, earning $25,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glotfelter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis