Schachter Surname

134,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Schachter Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) One who slaughtered animals, and cut and sold meat, a butcher.

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Schachter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5971:139,56814,539
Canada3601:102,34911,090
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Israel421:203,75319,703
France331:2,012,810168,616
England251:2,228,72284,230
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Schächter (213) are calculated separately.

Schachter (10) may also be a first name.

Schachter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) One who slaughtered animals, and cut and sold meat, a butcher.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Hebrew term for 'person designated to kill the kosher chicken'.

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Schachter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schachter is found most in The United States. It can also be found as: Schächter. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schachter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 134,818th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,183,207 people. The surname Schachter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Schachter live; 88 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name globally It is held by 10 people.

Schachter is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,597 people, or 1 in 139,568. In The United States Schachter is primarily found in: New York, where 30 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and New Jersey, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Schachter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schachter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schachter surname increased 6,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schachter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schachter are 41.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schachter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.9% more than the national average, earning $55,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.22% more than the national average, earning $79,602 CAD per year.

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