Schechter Surname

51,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Schechter Surname Definition:

(German) One who cut sold meat, a butcher.

Schechter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9171:73,7158,491
Israel4,5711:1,872181
Germany1691:476,36441,414
England701:795,97243,050
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Canada581:635,26952,014
France391:1,703,147154,208
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Schechter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who cut sold meat, a butcher.

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

Schechter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schechter is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schechter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,265th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 728,682 people. Schechter is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Schechter live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,917 people, or 1 in 73,715. In The United States Schechter is most frequent in: New York, where 30 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States Schechter is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 46 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Schechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schechter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schechter surname increased 13,289 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schechter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schechter surname are 42.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.57% registered with the party.

The amount Schechter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.79% more than the national average, earning $56,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.56% more than the national average, earning $63,872 CAD per year.

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