Kratchmer Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Kratchmer Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Kratchmer is the Yiddish for the operator of a kretchme (“country inn”). Inns were practically a Jewish monopoly in Poland. The name sometimes appears as Kretchmer or Krachman.

Kratchmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1031:357,72432,292
United States661:5,491,802273,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kratchmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Kratchmer is the Yiddish for the operator of a kretchme (“country inn”). Inns were practically a Jewish monopoly in Poland. The name sometimes appears as Kretchmer or Krachman.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Kratchmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kratchmer is found most frequently in Canada. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kratchmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kratchmer live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 357,724. In Canada Kratchmer is mostly found in: Alberta, where 74 percent are found, British Columbia, where 17 percent are found and Saskatchewan, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Canada this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent are found.

Kratchmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kratchmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kratchmer surname rose 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kratchmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kratchmer last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Kratchmer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning $47,492 CAD per year.

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