Morgenstern Surname
Approximately 18,749 people bear this surname
Morgenstern Surname Definition:
“Morning Star” in German. Name of Spiked Club used as weapon in the Middle Ages.
Read More About This SurnameMorgenstern Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,325 | 1:7,109 | 886 |
| United States | 3,671 | 1:98,736 | 10,978 |
| Brazil | 983 | 1:217,777 | 8,425 |
| Israel | 963 | 1:8,886 | 1,382 |
| Argentina | 401 | 1:106,592 | 9,020 |
| Canada | 237 | 1:155,467 | 15,773 |
| France | 178 | 1:373,161 | 55,519 |
| Austria | 127 | 1:67,051 | 10,326 |
| Netherlands | 112 | 1:150,778 | 22,601 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
| South Africa | 73 | 1:742,160 | 51,964 |
| Switzerland | 61 | 1:134,638 | 13,235 |
| Denmark | 55 | 1:102,631 | 9,658 |
| Czechia | 48 | 1:221,531 | 31,190 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Venezuela | 25 | 1:1,208,163 | 17,203 |
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 190 | 1:264,309 | 21,644 |
The alternate forms: Morgenštern (1) are calculated separately.
Morgenstern (12) may also be a first name.
Morgenstern Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Morning Star” in German. Name of Spiked Club used as weapon in the Middle Ages.
(an invented surname) “Morning star,” in German. It may have been a name invented by the person adopting it or by the authorities giving it. Or it may have been given to an “early bird” who came to have his name registered and was dubbed “morning star,” the first to appear.
User-submitted Reference
Morgenstern is a German surname that means 'morning star'. The morning star is the planet Venus, also called Lucifer (from the Latin words, lux = 'light' and fero = 'bring' - 'the one who brings the light'). Lucifer was also the name of the Devil, before he rebelled against God and was cast into Hell. Since that moment, he took the name of Satan, which means in Hebrew: 'enemy' or 'opponent'.
- sliveeerrMorgenstern Demographics
Average Morgenstern Salary in
United States
$52,144 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Morgenstern Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morgenstern Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morgenstern (Russian: Моргенстерн) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Morgenštern. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morgenstern? popularity and diffusion
The surname Morgenstern is the 28,636th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 388,690 people. Morgenstern occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Morgenstern reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Morgenstern is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 11,325 people, or 1 in 7,109. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 35 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Berlin, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Morgenstern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Morgenstern has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,932 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morgenstern Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Morgenstern surname are 36.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.13% being registered with the political party.
The amount Morgenstern earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 270.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 71,831 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning R 243,204 per year; in United States they earn 20.85% more than the national average, earning $52,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.22% more than the national average, earning $60,722 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgenštern | 97 | 1 | / |
| Morgenshtern | 96 | 201 | / |
| Morgensztern | 96 | 82 | / |
| Morguenstern | 96 | 20 | / |
| Morgensteren | 96 | 17 | / |
| Morgensterin | 96 | 4 | / |
| Morgnstern | 95 | 2 | / |
| Morguensteren | 92 | 13 | / |
| Morgenshteren | 92 | 1 | / |
| D'Morgenstern | 92 | 1 | / |
| Morguensterin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Morghenshtern | 92 | 1 | / |
| Margenstern | 91 | 37 | / |
| Morgenztern | 91 | 4 | / |
| Morginstern | 91 | 3 | / |
| Morgemstern | 91 | 1 | / |
| Morgnsteren | 91 | 1 | / |
| Morgenstarn | 91 | 0 | / |
| Morgensternová | 88 | 51 | / |
| Morginshtern | 87 | 40 | / |
| Morhenshtern | 87 | 15 | / |
| Morginsterin | 87 | 3 | / |
| Morgenstjærne | 83 | 12 | / |
| Morginshteren | 83 | 11 | / |
| Morgenšternová | 80 | 2 | / |
| Morhynshtern | 78 | 8 | / |
| Marchhenschtern | 69 | 1 | / |
Morgenstern Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morgenstern in the Russian language | ||
| Моргенстерн | morgenstern | - |
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