Schiffman Surname

137,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schiffman Surname Definition:

(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor; dweller at the sign of the ship.

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Schiffman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1181:116,24712,532
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
England241:2,321,58686,519
Nicaragua221:273,6862,870
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Schiffman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor; dweller at the sign of the ship.

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname Schiffman means 'ship builder'.

- joellestarr8

Schiffman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schiffman occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Schiffman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiffman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 137,075th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,227,926 people. Schiffman is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Schiffman live; 94 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,118 people, or 1 in 116,247. In The United States Schiffman is most numerous in: New York, where 17 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Utah, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Schiffman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schiffman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schiffman surname grew 2,942 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schiffman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schiffman are 38.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schiffman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.11% more than the national average, earning R 401,880 per year; in United States they earn 25.3% more than the national average, earning $54,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $47,107 CAD per year.

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