Hufschmidt Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hufschmidt Surname Definition:

(German) The smith who made shoes.

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Hufschmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7391:108,93813,452
United States881:4,118,852221,730
France861:772,35794,336
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Hufschmidt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The smith who made shoes.

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

User-submitted Reference

(German) The smith who made horse shoes.

- dr.thomas.horn

Hufschmidt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hufschmidt is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hufschmidt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hufschmidt is the 382,372nd most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,827,654 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Hufschmidt are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 739 people, or 1 in 108,938. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live and Saarland, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany Hufschmidt exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Hufschmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hufschmidt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hufschmidt surname grew 284 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hufschmidt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hufschmidt last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hufschmidt earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $48,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% less than the national average, earning $42,614 CAD per year.

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