Schicklgruber Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Schicklgruber Surname User-submission:

The surname Schicklgruber comes from a combination of Middle High German schige, meaning 'fence post', 'picket fence', with the Bavarian diminutive suffix -l and the surname Gruber, meaning 'person living near a pit'.

Schicklgruber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1101:77,41311,685
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Schicklgruber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Schicklgruber comes from a combination of Middle High German schige, meaning 'fence post', 'picket fence', with the Bavarian diminutive suffix -l and the surname Gruber, meaning 'person living near a pit'.

- dave2020

This name of the ancestors of the famous German leader Adolf Hitler refers to a location which means 'posh valley' in Austria.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

Schicklgruber Last Name Facts

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

Schicklgruber is borne by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schicklgruber? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,434,893rd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. Schicklgruber occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Schicklgruber live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Austria, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 77,413. In Austria it is most frequent in: Vienna, where 38 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 35 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 27 percent are found. Barring Austria Schicklgruber exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schickelgruber9616/
Shikylgruber881/

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