Lederer Surname

31,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Lederer Surname Definition:

(English, German) One who drove a vehicle, a carter; one who tanned leather, a tanner.

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Lederer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,6651:9,2911,165
United States4,0161:90,25410,146
Austria2,4701:3,448338
Israel3311:25,8543,785
Canada2581:142,81214,673
Czechia2201:48,3348,083
Brazil2041:1,049,38436,911
France1831:362,96654,247
Slovenia1161:21,4454,766
Switzerland1061:77,4808,969
Australia1061:254,67623,375
England851:655,50738,035
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Guatemala461:349,6234,757
Poland441:863,83566,160
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Belgium251:459,86646,150
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:90,6479,336

The alternate forms: Léderer (116) & Lédérer (1) are calculated separately.

Lederer (13) may also be a first name.

Lederer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) One who drove a vehicle, a carter; one who tanned leather, a tanner.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) Lederer is “tanner,” in German. The name appears also as Lederman. Farber is also a name associated with the dyeing of leather.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

A German surname for a leather handler, or someone who worked with leather. Those who bare this surname will have a paternal ancestor who held such a profession.

- Forebears.io

Lederer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lederer (Russian: Ледерер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Léderer or Lédérer. For other possible spellings of Lederer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lederer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,031st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 423,424 people. Lederer is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Lederer are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 8,665 people, or 1 in 9,291. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 50 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Germany Lederer exists in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Austria, where 14 percent are found.

Lederer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lederer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lederer surname rose 725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 327 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lederer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lederer last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lederer surname are 7.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lederer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.65% more than the national average, earning 476,391 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.39% more than the national average, earning R 445,320 per year; in United States they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $49,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning $58,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lederer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lederer in the Russian language
Ледерерlederer-

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