Holtschlag Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Holtschlag Surname User-submission:

This surname was created around 1400. It is derived from the word for 'wood' (in the Achterhoek-German dialect Holt) and for 'reclaimed and cleared woodland' (in the dialect 'beaten', so slag).

Holtschlag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Holtschlag Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was created around 1400. It is derived from the word for 'wood' (in the Achterhoek-German dialect Holt) and for 'reclaimed and cleared woodland' (in the dialect 'beaten', so slag).

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Holtschlag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holtschlag occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Holtschlag? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 806,178th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname Holtschlag occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Holtschlag live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 1,562,323. In The United States Holtschlag is most common in: Illinois, where 57 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Holtschlag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holtschlag surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the party.

Holtschlag earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,149 USD per year.

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