Haupt Surname

13,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Haupt Surname Definition:

“Head”. Probably an inn or house sign.

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Haupt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany24,7361:3,255345
United States7,8321:46,2795,631
South Africa2,5901:20,9182,647
Austria9561:8,9071,150
Brazil8531:250,9669,657
Switzerland3981:20,6353,311
Australia3901:69,2208,220
Argentina3111:137,43911,638
Denmark2691:20,9842,107
Czechia2451:43,4027,213
England2361:236,09319,489
Canada2351:156,79015,900
Poland1991:190,99925,806
France1461:454,95065,144
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Italy711:861,36265,615
Ukraine621:734,23775,898
Spain581:806,07033,159
Chile571:309,0618,852
Israel551:155,59316,202
Hungary521:188,77516,213
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Romania271:743,62550,353
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Finland111:499,70030,478
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Norway71:734,61250,907
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1151:45,0395,209

Haupt (25) may also be a first name.

Haupt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Head”. Probably an inn or house sign.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One with a large or unusual head; dweller at the top of the hill or mountain; dweller at the sign of the head.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Haap is a variation of the German and Ashkenazic surname Haupt, meaning 'someone on the top of a hierarchy' or 'the head of a guild'. Originating from the German State of Baden-Württemberg, in the town of Mössingen. While originally phonetically similar, Anglicisation of surnames in the United States, shifted the pronunciation to that of Happ.

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Haupt is German for 'head' as in "head of..."; like Hauptmeister, which would be the headmaster of an institution. But it is also often translated as 'captain.'

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Haupt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haupt occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haupt? popularity and diffusion

Haupt is the 13,854th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 181,066 people. The last name Haupt occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Haupt are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Haupt is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 24,736 people, or 1 in 3,255. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Saxony, where 11 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Haupt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Haupt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Haupt surname rose 702 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 908 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Haupt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Haupt last name are 17.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.33% registered with the party.

The amount Haupt earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning 331,310 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.84% more than the national average, earning R 334,692 per year; in United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $55,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haupts91374/
Hauptt914/
Haupht911/
Haupte911/
Haupth910/
Khaupt910/
Haup8937/
Hapt8935/
Hupt8913/
Aupt894/
Hauptte831/
Houpt801,887/
Hapte80439/
Chapt80190/
Gaupt80103/
Haubt8090/
Haupe8050/
Jaupt8026/
Haipt8023/
Heupt8018/
Hayup8013/
Khapt807/
Khaup807/
Haupp806/
Chupt802/
Hajpt802/
Chaup802/
Haups801/
Hauph801/
Hautp801/
Huipt801/
Ajupt801/
Happt801/
Hadpt801/
Haypt800/
Haptz800/
Hauptová77249/
Hauptova773/
Apt752,869/
Hap751,770/
Hup751,230/
Aup75346/
Upt75109/
Chaupe731,019/
Chapte73256/
Khupte7369/
Huipet7331/
Heupts7324/
Houpts737/
Chaiup737/
Khapte736/
Khaupe733/
Hauspe731/
Huptch731/
Chaubt731/
Hauppe731/
Haptte731/
Chappt731/
Chauyp731/
Houptt730/
Apte6713,108/
Heap679,790/
Gupt678,776/
Hupp678,408/
Chap676,445/
Happ675,595/
Hupe674,155/
Hape672,531/
Haub672,001/
Ayup671,711/
Ehap671,523/
Habt671,383/
Chup671,303/
Aupe671,239/
Hupf671,128/
Houp67943/
Chaipet67606/
Gaup67533/
Hasp67401/
Heup67299/
Haap67250/
Khup67199/
Haps67147/
Hopt67147/
Ahap67131/
Khap67124/
Jaup67122/
Apts67119/
Appt67115/
Haip67104/
Aptt6791/
Khaipet6738/
Aiup6733/
Hups6727/
Hňup6723/
Ajup6721/
Hjup6717/
Hatb6717/
Hubp6713/
Ahup6713/
Havt6712/
Upts6711/
Jupt679/
Aptz677/
Gapt676/
Aspt676/
Husp675/
Ausp675/
Auph675/
Huph675/
Hahp674/
Chaypet674/
Upte674/
Uptp674/
Chaiaup674/
Hubt673/
Aapt673/
Ahpt673/
Huipett673/
Aups672/
Hatp672/
Hauv672/
Hadp672/
Haph672/
Hazp672/
Hayp672/
Haptova672/
Hgap672/
Aupp672/
Ohpt672/
Ohup671/
Chhupte671/
Aypt671/
Hapf671/
Hajp671/
Apft671/
Aubt671/
Abpt671/
Chuipet671/
Huip671/
Udpt671/
Uppt671/
Uptt671/
Uipt671/
Uypt671/
Adpt671/
Ajpt671/
Eaup671/
Eupt671/
Apth671/
Azpt671/
Audp671/
Auhp671/
Autp671/
Atpt671/
Chuypet671/
Chuchpt671/
Habp671/
Hujp671/
Hudp671/
Huvt671/
Khaypet671/

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Haupt Reference & Research

Haupt DNA Project DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Haupt DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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