Meltzner Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Meltzner Surname Definition:

(German) One who brews, a brewer; one who came from Meltz, in Germany.

Meltzner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Meltzner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who brews, a brewer; one who came from Meltz, in Germany.

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

Meltzner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meltzner occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meltzner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meltzner is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Meltzner live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Meltzner is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States Meltzner is most frequent in: California, where 35 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent are found and Hungary, where 7 percent are found.

Meltzner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meltzner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meltzner surname increased 1,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meltzner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meltzner surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

Meltzner earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.64% more than the national average, earning $70,608 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moeltzner9411/
Melzner93814/
Meltsner88126/
Melczner8835/
Möltzner8820/
Maelzner889/
Milzner8031/
Mölzner8022/
Mälzner8014/
Melcner8012/
Melchner75372/
Mölczner7512/
Millzner751/
Meltsnerová741/
Milchner6344/

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