Kellner Surname

16,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kellner Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Cellarer; Tavern- Keeper; Butler [Middle High German kellære, kelnære; Latin cellarius, storekeeper, cellarer] In mod. Ger. kellerer = 'keeper of a cellar or tavern’; kellner = 'barman,’ ‘tapster,’ ‘waiter ’; keilermeister (lit. ‘cellar- master ’)' = ‘ butler.

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Kellner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany20,2951:3,967444
United States6,3721:56,8836,769
Austria3,2901:2,588233
Hungary7061:13,9041,569
Czechia6111:17,4032,613
Israel5551:15,4192,309
Brazil4251:503,70418,988
Canada4171:88,3599,764
France4061:163,60325,496
Slovakia2541:21,0103,357
Australia1991:135,65714,662
Poland1851:205,45327,329
Belgium1631:70,53211,263
Sweden1401:70,3345,307
England1081:515,90832,533
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
Switzerland931:88,3119,808
Spain691:677,56630,057
Argentina631:678,46746,871
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Italy571:1,072,92471,656
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Norway181:285,68329,080
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Slovenia91:276,40816,807
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5871:85,5518,911

Kellner (39) may also be a first name.

Kellner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Cellarer; Tavern- Keeper; Butler [Middle High German kellære, kelnære; Latin cellarius, storekeeper, cellarer] In mod. Ger. kellerer = 'keeper of a cellar or tavern’; kellner = 'barman,’ ‘tapster,’ ‘waiter ’; keilermeister (lit. ‘cellar- master ’)' = ‘ butler.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French, English, German) One employed in a storeroom, particularly a food storage place; one who made or sold cauls or kells, a cap or hairnet for women.

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

Kellner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kellner (Russian: Келлнер) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kellner is the 16,010th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 209,274 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kellner are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kellner is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 39 people.

The surname Kellner is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 20,295 people, or 1 in 3,967. In Germany Kellner is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 35 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Kellner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kellner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kellner surname increased 1,086 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 635 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kellner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kellner last name are 17.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kellner earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning 405,663 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning R 201,744 per year; in United States they earn 8.95% more than the national average, earning $47,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $55,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koellner93841/
Kaellner9333/
Kellnger930/
Kelner922,497/
Kllner927/
Köllner866,093/
Killner86326/
Källner86212/
Cellner8670/
Koelner8650/
Kelnerd8613/
Kőllner8611/
Kielner865/
Køllner865/
Kelhner862/
Kelnier861/
Kelneer861/
Küllner861/
Kællner861/
Kelnert861/
Kelneur861/
Kehlner860/
Kellnerová82859/
Kellnerova8217/
Coellner8044/
Killnger802/
Killnner801/
Kilner773,444/
Celner77254/
Klener77164/
Kölner7792/
Kølner7725/
Kylner779/
Qelner771/
Klnger770/
Kelnerová75135/
Kelnerova754/
Klenner714,718/
Klinner711,699/
Klünner71127/
Chelner7171/
Köllnerová7123/
Klönner7123/
Kölnert7115/
Klemner7113/
Klenger7113/
Kőllnerová7113/
Kelnior717/
Killnerová716/
Cöllner715/
Kilnger714/
Kyolner714/
Klegner711/
Kilneir711/
Kilnere711/
Kilneer710/
Kislner710/
Klennert67340/
Kloenner671/
Klinnner671/
Klinnger671/
Klönnert671/
Kluenner671/

Kellner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kellner in the Russian language
Келлнерkellner-

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