Katzenberg Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Katzenberg Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Katzenberg (cats’ mountain).

Katzenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3901:929,38269,672
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Israel231:372,07130,321
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Katzenberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Katzenberg (cats’ mountain).

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

Katzenberg Last Name Facts

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

Katzenberg occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katzenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 585,898th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. Katzenberg occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Katzenberg reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 390 people, or 1 in 929,382. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 26 percent reside, New York, where 17 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Katzenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Katzenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Katzenberg last name increased 722 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Katzenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Katzenberg last name are 13.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Katzenberg earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 38.61% more than the national average, earning $59,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 78.17% more than the national average, earning $88,522 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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