Rosenkrantz Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rosenkrantz Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Rosenkrantz (rose wreath), in Germany.

Rosenkrantz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7531:481,35340,751
Denmark3131:18,0341,770
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Norway111:467,48139,375
France101:6,642,272293,169
Israel91:950,84857,975
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Rosenkrantz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Rosenkrantz (rose wreath), in Germany.

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

Rosenkrantz Last Name Facts

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

Rosenkrantz is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosenkrantz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 290,346th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,525,054 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Rosenkrantz reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Rosenkrantz is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 753 people, or 1 in 481,353. In The United States Rosenkrantz is most numerous in: New York, where 23 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States Rosenkrantz occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Rosenkrantz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rosenkrantz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rosenkrantz last name rose 1,837 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rosenkrantz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosenkrantz last name are 37.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.74% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rosenkrantz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning 320,518 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.5% less than the national average, earning R 91,488 per year; in United States they earn 33.87% more than the national average, earning $57,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.95% more than the national average, earning $67,049 CAD per year.

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