Kirschbaumer Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liechtenstein
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kirschbaumer Surname User-submission:

Especially in Bavaria, Austria and Upper Italy, farms or estates were often named after tree species occurring there: the estate near the oak, at the lime tree, at the pine, at the beech or even at the cherry tree. And derived from these farm names originated by appendix of -er family names such as Eicher, Pirker, Bucher, Kerschbaumer.

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Kirschbaumer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Kirschbaumer Surname Meaning

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Especially in Bavaria, Austria and Upper Italy, farms or estates were often named after tree species occurring there: the estate near the oak, at the lime tree, at the pine, at the beech or even at the cherry tree. And derived from these farm names originated by appendix of -er family names such as Eicher, Pirker, Bucher, Kerschbaumer. Later, these family names were used independently of these farms.

So Kerschbaum means 'cherrytree' and the owner of such a farm at the Cherrytree was called Kerschbaumer.

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Kirschbaumer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirschbaumer is more frequently found in Liechtenstein than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirschbaumer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kirschbaumer are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Liechtenstein, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,189. In Liechtenstein Kirschbaumer is most prevalent in: Planken, where 50 percent reside and Schaan, where 50 percent reside. Other than Liechtenstein Kirschbaumer occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 33 percent reside and Austria, where 17 percent reside.

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