Schachtel Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Schachtel Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a house sign) House No. 99 in the Frankfurt ghetto had the sign of a schachtel, “band box.” The Jewish family name is, however, a disguised form of shohet, the ritual slaughterer in the community.

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Schachtel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Argentina1631:262,23021,146
Canada901:409,39536,056
Israel171:503,39037,521
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Schächtel (52) are calculated separately.

Schachtel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a house sign) House No. 99 in the Frankfurt ghetto had the sign of a schachtel, “band box.” The Jewish family name is, however, a disguised form of shohet, the ritual slaughterer in the community.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Schachtel Last Name Facts

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

Schachtel is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Schächtel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schachtel? popularity and diffusion

Schachtel is the 565,867th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Schachtel live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 1,367,770. In The United States it is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 22 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Illinois, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Schachtel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schachtel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schachtel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schachtel are 3.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Schachtel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.04% more than the national average, earning $53,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning $48,758 CAD per year.

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