Klingensmith Surname

113,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Klingensmith Surname User-submission:

The Klingensmith surname comes from the German Klingenschmidt, which means 'sword smith' in High German.

Klingensmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0231:90,09710,131
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5471:91,8079,425

Klingensmith Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Klingensmith surname comes from the German Klingenschmidt, which means 'sword smith' in High German.

- auran1976

Klingensmith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klingensmith has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klingensmith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 113,848th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,793,637 people. The surname Klingensmith occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Klingensmith live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Klingensmith is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,023 people, or 1 in 90,097. In The United States Klingensmith is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States Klingensmith exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Chile, where 0 percent are found.

Klingensmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klingensmith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klingensmith last name rose 735 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klingensmith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klingensmith last name are 17.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Klingensmith earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $42,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% less than the national average, earning $46,292 CAD per year.

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