Mendelssohn Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mendelssohn Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Mendel’s Son [see Mendel, and + Ger. sohn, son]

Mendelssohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
England741:752,94741,527
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Scotland251:214,15311,205
France191:3,495,933219,029
Austria141:608,24554,975
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mendelssohn (113) may also be a first name.

Mendelssohn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Mendel’s Son [see Mendel, and + Ger. sohn, son]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

Mendelssohn Last Name Facts

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

Mendelssohn is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendelssohn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mendelssohn is the 777,192nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Mendelssohn reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 881,625th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 113 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 2,157,494. In The United States Mendelssohn is most frequent in: California, where 24 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Mendelssohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mendelssohn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mendelssohn surname expanded 16,800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 411 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mendelssohn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mendelssohn last name is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mendelssohn surname are 9.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mendelssohn earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50% more than the national average, earning $74,524 CAD per year.

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