Hochstadt Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Hochstadt Surname User-submission:

Höchstadt, Hochstadt but with an accent on the o, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. The last name was presumably originally Höchstadt, but as time went on, the accent was dropped.

Hochstadt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Germany921:875,05962,702
Israel381:225,20121,188
Australia271:999,84158,390
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Höchstadt (1) are calculated separately.

Hochstadt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Höchstadt, Hochstadt but with an accent on the o, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. The last name was presumably originally Höchstadt, but as time went on, the accent was dropped.

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Hochstadt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hochstadt is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms: Höchstadt. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hochstadt? popularity and diffusion

Hochstadt is the 594,812th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. Hochstadt occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Hochstadt are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Hochstadt is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 1,012,455. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 18 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Hochstadt occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Hochstadt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hochstadt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hochstadt last name expanded 8,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hochstadt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hochstadt are 30.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.06% registered to vote for the political party.

Hochstadt earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $51,192 USD per year.

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