Ritterhoff Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 195 | 1:412,849 | 37,725 |
| United States | 103 | 1:3,519,019 | 197,606 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Ritterhoff Surname Meaning
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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 is most common in Germany. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ritterhoff click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ritterhoff? popularity and diffusion
Ritterhoff is the 878,878th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Ritterhoff reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 412,849. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 70 percent live, Hamburg, where 11 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Ritterhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ritterhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ritterhoff surname expanded 542 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ritterhoff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ritterhoff surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the 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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