Oldenburger Surname

178,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oldenburger Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Oldenburg (old fortification), the name of four places in Germany.

Oldenburger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1871:14,2272,126
Germany6241:129,01515,714
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Russia1291:1,117,23383,491
Canada741:497,91342,460
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Oldenbürger (69) are calculated separately.

Oldenburger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Oldenburg (old fortification), the name of four places in Germany.

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

Oldenburger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oldenburger (Russian: Ольденбургер) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Oldenbürger. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oldenburger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 178,787th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,051,736 people. The surname Oldenburger occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Oldenburger are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,187 people, or 1 in 14,227. In The Netherlands Oldenburger is primarily found in: Groningen, where 35 percent reside, Drenthe, where 13 percent reside and Friesland, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Oldenburger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oldenburger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oldenburger surname rose 27,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oldenburger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oldenburger last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oldenburger earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $55,003 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Oldenburger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oldenburger in the Russian language
Ольденбургерoldenburger-

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