Ritterhoff Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ritterhoff Surname User-submission:

A compound of the German words, ritter, meaning 'knight' and hof, meaning 'court' or 'courtyard'. Together the surname means "knight's (court)yard".

Ritterhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1951:412,84937,725
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Ritterhoff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A compound of the German words, ritter, meaning 'knight' and hof, meaning 'court' or 'courtyard'. Together the surname means "knight's (court)yard".

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Ritterhoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ritterhoff occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ritterhoff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritterhoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 878,878th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Ritterhoff reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 412,849. In Germany Ritterhoff is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 70 percent are found, Hamburg, where 11 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ritterhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ritterhoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ritterhoff last name expanded 542 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ritterhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ritterhoff are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ritterhoff earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.51% more than the national average, earning $53,723 USD per year.

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