Metzger Surname

9,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Metzger Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Butcher [Middle High Germanmetzjer; Low Latin matiarius]

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Metzger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,5591:12,2621,517
Germany13,8831:5,799698
France5,3801:12,3461,225
Sierra Leone4,6711:1,518276
Switzerland2,3921:3,433462
Brazil1,1441:187,1287,219
Canada1,1041:33,3754,308
Austria5901:14,4332,126
Israel3901:21,9433,252
Hungary3541:27,7303,069
Liberia3401:12,9661,385
England1991:279,99021,818
Poland1541:246,81031,280
Argentina1391:307,50724,515
Australia1281:210,90420,401
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Mexico871:1,426,73815,813
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Peru611:521,05114,430
Japan571:2,242,88229,184
Spain501:935,04135,950
Chile461:382,96710,457
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Uruguay421:81,7098,364
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Croatia361:117,46117,621
Denmark321:176,39714,920
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
São Tomé and Príncipe211:8,449566
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Belize101:35,5472,218
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Norway61:857,04855,549
China61:227,886,92811,701
Finland61:916,11741,832
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Namibia51:481,88011,140
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9191:12,8141,648

Metzger (82) may also be a first name.

Metzger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Butcher [Middle High Germanmetzjer; Low Latin matiarius]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Butcher” in German. Also Meteler.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who sold or handled meat, a butcher.

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

User-submitted Reference

1) In german language "Metzger" means "butcher".

2) But: the ancestors of a lot of the "Metzgers" in Germany came from the town "Metzingen", not far from the city Stuttgart.

- boogie

The surname Metsker or Metzger is derived from the German word Metzger, meaning 'butcher'. A butcher's shop in German is called Metzgerei.

- metskar

Mezger was derived from the German word, metzger, meaning 'butcher'.

- nahloz

Metzger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metzger (Russian: Метзгер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metzger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,204th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 118,443 people. Metzger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Metzger live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Metzger is also the 1,060,447th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 82 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 29,559 people, or 1 in 12,262. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 10 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 96 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Metzger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Metzger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Metzger surname grew 754 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 622 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Metzger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Metzger surname are 17.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Metzger earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,237 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.57% less than the national average, earning R 145,980 per year; in United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metzgier9393/
Metzguer9338/
Mietzger936/
Metzgher932/
Metrzger932/
Metzgert931/
Maetzger931/
Mettzger931/
Metzdger931/
Metzgeer931/
Metzgerz931/
Metzg'er931/
Metzsger930/
Metzgger930/
Meitzger930/
Mezger924,867/
Metzer921,271/
Metger92116/
Metzge9210/
Metzinger883,331/
Metzenger880/
Metsger86441/
Metzier8662/
Mezgier8647/
Matzger8644/
Mettger8631/
Metzher8627/
Meitzer8623/
Metzges8619/
Meczger8617/
Mietzer8612/
Metcger864/
Metzeer864/
Meztger864/
Meizger863/
Mezgher863/
Metzzer862/
Motzger862/
Metzjer862/
Mitzger862/
Medtzer861/
Metgere861/
Metszer861/
Mettzer861/
Metxger861/
Metzget861/
Metzyer861/
Metzser861/
Metzcer861/
Methzer861/
Metzgir860/
Medzger860/
Metzgee860/
Meutzer860/
Methger860/
Metzear860/
Metze832,206/
Metge832,194/
Mezer83275/
Mezge831/
Metzgerová8219/
Metzzinger820/
Mettsger8082/
Metzcher8057/
Metziere8017/
Moitzger8011/
Metzinge801/
Matzgier801/
Messtzer800/
Metzgair800/
Meitzyer800/
Mezher7734,151/
Meetze77954/
Mezier77377/
Meyzer77353/
Meizer77247/
Mizger77222/
Mietze7740/
Mitzer7737/
Metser7727/
Mecger7725/
Mettge7723/
Metges7717/
Metjer7716/
Mejzer7714/
Mezser7712/
Mezeer777/
Miezer776/
Meazer775/
Meezer773/
Medzer772/
Meuzer772/
Mezzer771/
Mettze771/
Metzga771/
Metzie771/
Mezear771/
Meitze771/
Methge771/
Mízger771/
Metgir771/
Mezgie771/
Metcer770/
Meatze770/
Mezyer770/
Metzir770/
Metzze770/
Metzhe770/
Mitzinger7571/
Metsinger7536/
Metzscher757/
Mötzinger752/
Meczinger751/
Metcinger750/
Meze732,328/
Mizgier71413/
Metcher71319/
Meiczinger71139/
Medsger71132/
Metsher7184/
Metzech7122/
Myzgher7122/
Mäthger7115/
Mitgere7113/
Meatzie719/
Mecgier716/
Mezhier714/
Medcger712/
Metsere712/
Medszer711/
Meetzee711/
Mitsger711/
Mitzges711/
Mezcher711/
Meitser711/
Meizier711/
Hmitzer711/
Meetser711/
Medzere711/
Mezheir711/
Meizser711/
Meiczer711/
Metjier711/
Meitcer711/
Mettsinger710/
Meazher710/
Mistzer710/
Mitzzer710/
Motsger710/
Maitzer710/
Mittger710/
Metscer710/
Meatzey710/
Mezei6715,805/
Mizer672,588/
Mezey671,254/
Metje67900/
Metscher67838/
Mitze67769/
Metchere67420/
Mezee67257/
Metse67252/
Metza67222/
Mecer67182/
Medze67106/
Meyze67102/
Mezir6795/
Meize6779/
Mmeze6765/
Meeze6740/
Meatcher6739/
Mätze6739/
Meaze6735/
Myzer6732/
Mettcher6725/
Mettsher6717/
Mitge6716/
Metchear6711/
Mezze679/
Meydzher674/
Mezea674/
Mézer674/
Metzi674/
Metseher672/
Mezyr672/
Metzeová671/
Mydegger671/
Mezêr671/
Mezeș671/
Mätge671/
Mízer671/
Mezgi671/
Mytze671/
Metchher671/
Metgi670/
Metchert670/
Meitzett670/

Metzger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metzger in the Russian language
Метзгерmetzger-

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