Raddatz Surname

53,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Raddatz Surname Definition:

(Yugoslavian, Slovakian) Descendant of Radac, a pet form of Rad (happy).

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Raddatz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,0811:15,8442,084
United States2,1161:171,29417,289
Brazil1,0651:201,0097,731
Chile4941:35,6611,837
Australia3001:89,98610,337
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Mexico971:1,279,65214,962
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
England91:6,190,895170,599
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Norway81:642,78647,258
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

Raddatz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Yugoslavian, Slovakian) Descendant of Radac, a pet form of Rad (happy).

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname of Radatz is of Polish, Czech and German origin, an occupational name meaning 'one who made wheels'. It was also a name given to one who held the office of alderman or town councillor, has also been linked to travelling entertainers and traders during the Medieval era. This influence is reflected in the many Czech surnames derived from German, both from given names, and from vocabulary words. Occupational names are quite common in Czech as are nicknames, especially those referring to some physical feature. Many of the most common Czech surnames have the diminutive ending 'CEK', which is often found attached to these names. The Austrian military leader County Josef Radetzky von Radetz (1766-1858) was born in Trebnice, Bohemia. Surnames as we know them today were first assumed in Europe from the 11th to the 15th Century.

- radat1dj

Raddatz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raddatz (Arabic: راداتز) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raddatz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,883rd most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 770,109 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Raddatz live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Raddatz is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 5,081 people, or 1 in 15,844. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

Raddatz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raddatz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raddatz last name rose 1,666 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raddatz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raddatz surname are 15.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Raddatz earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 35.75% more than the national average, earning 469,817 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Radatz921,178/
Raddaz9259/
Raddats8627/
Radatsz8614/
Radattz8613/
Raddetz866/
Roddatz864/
Radaatz861/
Reddatz861/
Raddotz861/
Radaz8360/
Rodatz77176/
Radacz77172/
Radetz7755/
Roddaz7748/
Radats7718/
Redatz773/
Radotz771/
Reddaz771/
Rhadaz771/
Hradetz7113/
Raddach711/
Reddetz710/
Radac67759/
Rodaz67214/
Radač6727/
Radać674/
Radoz671/
Rhaddach671/

Raddatz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raddatz in the Arabic language
راداتزradatz-

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