Rosenkranz Surname

39,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Rosenkranz Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Rose-Garland; Rosary [see under Rosenbaum, and + Ger. O.H.Ger. kranz, garland, wreath]

Rosenkranz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,9351:9,0101,120
United States1,7881:202,71819,912
Austria1,0651:7,9961,014
Israel2871:29,8184,264
Switzerland1881:43,6866,046
France1731:383,94656,838
Czechia1511:70,42011,815
Chile821:214,8356,713
Australia751:359,94330,133
Canada681:541,84745,466
Poland611:623,09455,804
England441:1,266,32057,817
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

The alternate forms: Rósenkranz (2) are calculated separately.

Rosenkranz (18) may also be a first name.

Rosenkranz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Rose-Garland; Rosary [see under Rosenbaum, and + Ger. O.H.Ger. kranz, garland, wreath]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

Rosenkranz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rosenkranz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Rósenkranz. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosenkranz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 39,850th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 553,302 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Rosenkranz live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe. Rosenkranz is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.

The last name Rosenkranz is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 8,935 people, or 1 in 9,010. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent are found, Saxony, where 10 percent are found and Hesse, where 8 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.

Rosenkranz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rosenkranz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rosenkranz surname rose 1,344 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rosenkranz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosenkranz surname are 31.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Rosenkranz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.11% less than the national average, earning 179,568 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.59% more than the national average, earning R 293,700 per year; in United States they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $49,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $48,937 CAD per year.

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