Oppenheim Surname

101,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Oppenheim Surname Definition:

(Ger.) belonging to Oppenheim (nr. the Rhine) = Oppo’s Home [O.H.Ger. heim, home, residence: the O.Ger. pers. name Oppo, genit .'Oppen-, is doubtless from the stem of Old Saxon (or an allied Dialectal) opan, open, frank, candid]

Oppenheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1491:115,10312,444
Israel5571:15,3642,291
England1941:287,20622,180
France1161:572,61077,014
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Switzerland871:94,40110,260
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Australia581:465,44335,949
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Denmark391:144,73612,759
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3211:156,44414,384

Oppenheim (11) may also be a first name.

Oppenheim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) belonging to Oppenheim (nr. the Rhine) = Oppo’s Home [O.H.Ger. heim, home, residence: the O.Ger. pers. name Oppo, genit .'Oppen-, is doubtless from the stem of Old Saxon (or an allied Dialectal) opan, open, frank, candid]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who came from Oppenheim (Oppo’s place), in Germany.

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

(from a place name) From Oppenheim, a town in Rhine Hesse.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Oppenheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oppenheim is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oppenheim? popularity and diffusion

Oppenheim is the 101,360th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,564,858 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Oppenheim live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Oppenheim is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3,149 people, or 1 in 115,103. In The United States Oppenheim is mostly found in: New York, where 23 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Oppenheim exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 12 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Oppenheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oppenheim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oppenheim surname rose 981 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oppenheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oppenheim surname are 5.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oppenheim earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 150.09% more than the national average, earning R 594,300 per year; in United States they earn 25.49% more than the national average, earning $54,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.79% more than the national average, earning $61,008 CAD per year.

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Oppenheim Reference & Research

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