Hamburger Surname
Approximately 6,109 people bear this surname
Hamburger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Hamburger,' a native of Hamburg. This is not in all cases a newly imported surname. It occurs in the 13th century.
Reginald le Hamberger, London, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHamburger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,120 | 1:170,971 | 17,263 |
| Germany | 1,673 | 1:48,120 | 6,295 |
| Colombia | 499 | 1:95,740 | 3,533 |
| Israel | 459 | 1:18,644 | 2,780 |
| France | 239 | 1:277,919 | 42,706 |
| Netherlands | 168 | 1:100,519 | 16,312 |
| Switzerland | 152 | 1:54,032 | 6,989 |
| Denmark | 122 | 1:46,268 | 4,833 |
| Hungary | 120 | 1:81,802 | 8,194 |
| England | 117 | 1:476,223 | 30,919 |
| Australia | 101 | 1:267,284 | 24,253 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Venezuela | 54 | 1:559,335 | 10,264 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 568 | 1:88,413 | 9,156 |
The alternate forms: Hambürger (92) are calculated separately.
Hamburger (15) may also be a first name.
Hamburger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Hamburger,' a native of Hamburg. This is not in all cases a newly imported surname. It occurs in the 13th century.
Reginald le Hamberger, London, 1273.
(German) One who came from Hamburg, in Germany.
User-submitted Reference
The surname 'Hamburger' does NOT have to do with hamburgers. It's a German language surname, meaning 'one from Hamburg'. Surnames ending in '-er' are of Germanic languages excluding English (German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, etc) and mean 'from a place'.
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Hamburger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamburger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamburger occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hambürger. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamburger? popularity and diffusion
Hamburger is the 79,813th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,192,920 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Hamburger reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name Hamburger is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,120 people, or 1 in 170,971. In The United States Hamburger is primarily found in: New York, where 14 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent live and Colombia, where 8 percent live.
Hamburger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hamburger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hamburger last name rose 373 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 688 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hamburger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hamburger surname are 7.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.94% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hamburger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.31% more than the national average, earning R 516,408 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.62% less than the national average, earning $20,746,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.77% more than the national average, earning $51,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.93% more than the national average, earning $59,585 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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