Hoelscher Surname

83,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,782 people bear this surname

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

Hoelscher Surname User-submission:

Hoelscher is derived from an old German word referring to a maker of wooden shoes. The family name is well-represented in Texas, where members immigrated in 1846. The Texas Hoelscher family originated in Westphalia, Germany, and founded a number of towns in Texas, including the town of Westphalia.

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Hoelscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9731:72,8858,417
Germany2791:288,55029,983
Brazil2011:1,065,04637,395
Australia1681:160,68916,729
Canada951:387,84834,448
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2761:181,95216,181

Hoelscher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hoelscher is derived from an old German word referring to a maker of wooden shoes. The family name is well-represented in Texas, where members immigrated in 1846. The Texas Hoelscher family originated in Westphalia, Germany, and founded a number of towns in Texas, including the town of Westphalia.

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The root hoe, holz, or hols means 'wood'. At least one family with the name were clog makers.

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Hoelscher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoelscher is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoelscher? popularity and diffusion

Hoelscher is the 83,686th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,260,385 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Hoelscher live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 4,973 people, or 1 in 72,885. In The United States Hoelscher is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 16 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and California, where 4 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Hoelscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hoelscher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,802 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hoelscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hoelscher are 12.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Hoelscher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $44,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $56,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jhoelscher951/
Holscher942,338/
Helscher94258/
Oelscher9456/
Hoelsher9440/
Hoelcher9424/
D'Hoelscher903/
Holschier89120/
Hoeslcher892/
Hollscher892/
Holscheer891/
Holschher891/
Heelscher890/
Haelscher890/
Olscher8887/
Elscher8842/
Helsher8841/
Holsher8832/
Oelcher8817/
Hoelser888/
Hölscher8212,315/
Hulscher821,166/
Hülscher82236/
Ohlscher8253/
Halscher821/
Holesher821/
Hellsher820/
Helser80953/
Elsher80347/
Holcer80338/
Holser80284/
Olsher80133/
Ahlschier7816/
Hellesher780/
Alscher751,467/
Hoelzer75916/
Hulcher75405/
Elshear75214/
Ölscher75105/
Helszer7536/
Holzher7523/
Hoelger7516/
Elesher7510/
Elsheir759/
Hulsher756/
Goelser755/
Houlser754/
Elshier753/
Hülcher752/
Elsheer751/
Elschir751/
Haelser751/
Holsehr751/
Holseer751/
Hellser751/
Holsier750/
Ulscher750/
Hollser750/
Olesher750/
Halsher750/
Elser717,502/
Holzherr71304/
Olcer7186/
Hoellger7180/
Olser7145/
Eleshear717/
Allscher715/
Hoelgert711/
Holzheur711/
Hoeltger710/
Holzer6732,064/
Helzer671,899/
Hülser67822/
Halser67544/
Hulser67225/
Eleser67111/
Elsser6768/
Elsier6759/
Alsher6750/
Olszer6745/
Ulsher6727/
Oelger6725/
Hulcer6719/
Oelzer677/
Hölser677/
Ellser674/
Eelser672/
Ulcher672/
Oleser671/
Hollshair671/
Aelser671/
Hólcer671/
Ölcher671/
Elseir671/
Elshahier671/
Elcear671/
Elseer671/

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Hoelscher Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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