Rademacher Surname

23,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rademacher Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. Probably a cutter of rushes or reeds for the candlemaker or thatcher; v. Reader.

John Redmakere, Close Rolls, 45 Edward III.

Rademacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany16,1561:4,983596
United States5,6701:63,9267,483
Netherlands2561:65,96611,279
Chile1541:114,3934,184
Poland941:404,34843,186
Denmark751:75,2637,389
Canada421:877,27667,671
Australia391:692,19746,687
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Sweden341:289,61020,124
England301:1,857,26974,552
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Austria261:327,51736,002
France171:3,907,219231,005
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Belgium141:821,18966,436
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Norway111:467,48139,375
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:226,21019,119

Rademacher (10) may also be a first name.

Rademacher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. Probably a cutter of rushes or reeds for the candlemaker or thatcher; v. Reader.

John Redmakere, Close Rolls, 45 Edward III.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

“Wheelwright” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Rademacher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rademacher is most common in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rademacher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,729th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 319,181 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Rademacher reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 16,156 people, or 1 in 4,983. In Germany Rademacher is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live and Brandenburg, where 5 percent live. Excluding Germany it occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Rademacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rademacher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rademacher surname rose 2,554 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rademacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rademacher are 19.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rademacher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85% more than the national average, earning R 439,632 per year; in United States they earn 8.95% more than the national average, earning $47,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $53,908 CAD per year.

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