Metzger Surname
Approximately 61,528 people bear this surname
Metzger Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Butcher [Middle High Germanmetzjer; Low Latin matiarius]
Read More About This SurnameMetzger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29,559 | 1:12,262 | 1,517 |
| Germany | 13,883 | 1:5,799 | 698 |
| France | 5,380 | 1:12,346 | 1,225 |
| Sierra Leone | 4,671 | 1:1,518 | 276 |
| Switzerland | 2,392 | 1:3,433 | 462 |
| Brazil | 1,144 | 1:187,128 | 7,219 |
| Canada | 1,104 | 1:33,375 | 4,308 |
| Austria | 590 | 1:14,433 | 2,126 |
| Israel | 390 | 1:21,943 | 3,252 |
| Hungary | 354 | 1:27,730 | 3,069 |
| Liberia | 340 | 1:12,966 | 1,385 |
| England | 199 | 1:279,990 | 21,818 |
| Poland | 154 | 1:246,810 | 31,280 |
| Argentina | 139 | 1:307,507 | 24,515 |
| Australia | 128 | 1:210,904 | 20,401 |
| New Zealand | 98 | 1:46,207 | 7,572 |
| Mexico | 87 | 1:1,426,738 | 15,813 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Peru | 61 | 1:521,051 | 14,430 |
| Japan | 57 | 1:2,242,882 | 29,184 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| Chile | 46 | 1:382,967 | 10,457 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| Uruguay | 42 | 1:81,709 | 8,364 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Croatia | 36 | 1:117,461 | 17,621 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 21 | 1:8,449 | 566 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Belize | 10 | 1:35,547 | 2,218 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,919 | 1:12,814 | 1,648 |
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]
“Butcher” in German. Also Meteler.
(German) One who sold or handled meat, a butcher.
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.
- boogieThe surname Metsker or Metzger is derived from the German word Metzger, meaning 'butcher'. A butcher's shop in German is called Metzgerei.
- metskarMezger was derived from the German word, metzger, meaning 'butcher'.
- nahlozMetzger Demographics
Average Metzger Salary in
United States
$46,318 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Metzger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metzger in the Russian language | ||
| Метзгер | metzger | - |
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