Meierhold Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meierhold Surname User-submission:

This is possibly an occupational surname, denoting an assistant, or servant of a tenant farmer, farm administrator, steward, or village headman. It is derived from the Middle High Germanwords meier (ultimately from Latin maior), meaning 'greater', 'superior', and holde, meaning 'friend', 'servant' or 'vassal'.

Read More About This Surname

Meierhold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Meierhold Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is possibly an occupational surname, denoting an assistant, or servant of a tenant farmer, farm administrator, steward, or village headman. It is derived from the Middle High Germanwords meier (ultimately from Latin maior), meaning 'greater', 'superior', and holde, meaning 'friend', 'servant' or 'vassal'.

- haffman97

Meierhold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meierhold is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meierhold? popularity and diffusion

Meierhold is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Meierhold is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Meierhold live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Meierhold is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Meierhold is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 94 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 6 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyerhold898/
Maierhold891/
Meirold882/
Meerold881/
Meyerkhold8421/
Meierholtz843/
Meyerholds840/
Meergold821/
Meerol802/
Meyerholt7854/
Majerhold7840/
Mayerhold7816/
Mejerholt781/
Meirrgold780/
Mairold75105/
Meyrold755/
Mierald751/
Meyerholtz74211/
Mayrhold7147/
Myerholl710/
Meeral671,014/
Mieral6711/
Maerol673/
Mairholtz673/
Mairol672/
Moerkholt671/
Mayerholt671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meierhold
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis