Iremonger Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Iremonger Surname Definition:

(English) Ironmonger [Middle English ir(e)mongere, irremongers: M.E, ire, iren, Old English iren, iron + Middle English mongere, Old English mangere, dealer]

Iremonger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
England1861:299,55922,824
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Ireland711:66,3234,252
Australia701:385,65331,598
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Wales51:618,90625,852
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Iremonger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Ironmonger [Middle English ir(e)mongere, irremongers: M.E, ire, iren, Old English iren, iron + Middle English mongere, Old English mangere, dealer]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Not a dealer in wrath, but a corruption of Ironmonger. Le Irmongere. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Irminger; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Iremonger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iremonger has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iremonger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 485,771st most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. Iremonger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Iremonger reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Iremonger is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 23,222. In New Zealand Iremonger is mostly concentrated in: Canterbury Region, where 16 percent reside, Wellington Region, where 16 percent reside and Hawke's Bay Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding New Zealand it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Iremonger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Iremonger has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Iremonger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iremonger surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the party.

Iremonger earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.

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