Mendelsohn Surname

77,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,327 people bear this surname

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

Mendelsohn Surname Definition:

See Mendel.

Mendelsohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8281:94,68610,623
Israel1,4191:6,031917
England2331:239,13319,651
Canada2181:169,01616,995
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
France801:830,28498,964
Australia701:385,65331,598
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Norway101:514,22941,629
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Wales41:773,63329,106
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Mendelsohn (31) may also be a first name.

Mendelsohn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Mendel.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Son of Mendel (knowledge or wisdom).

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

Mendelsohn Last Name Facts

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

Mendelsohn is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendelsohn? popularity and diffusion

Mendelsohn is the 77,317th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,151,817 people. The last name Mendelsohn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Mendelsohn live; 64 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name world-wide, borne by 31 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,828 people, or 1 in 94,686. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 22 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Mendelsohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mendelsohn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mendelsohn surname grew 2,292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,553 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mendelsohn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mendelsohn surname is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mendelsohn are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mendelsohn earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.3% more than the national average, earning 399,031 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.3% more than the national average, earning R 354,792 per year; in United States they earn 35.31% more than the national average, earning $58,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.01% more than the national average, earning $71,051 CAD per year.

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