Schlachter Surname

99,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Schlachter Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'butcher', referring to someone who slaughters and prepares animals for food.

Schlachter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9421:186,64218,561
Germany1,3921:57,8347,478
Canada2691:136,97214,140
France2511:264,63240,776
Austria2441:34,8995,615
Switzerland2281:36,0225,221
Romania1301:154,44516,256
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Israel791:108,32412,251
England531:1,051,28451,324
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

The alternate forms: Schlächter (116) are calculated separately.

Schlachter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'butcher', referring to someone who slaughters and prepares animals for food.

- deleted-173293

A German name translated as 'butcher' or 'one who slaughters'.

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Schlachter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schlachter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Schlächter. Click here for other possible spellings of Schlachter.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlachter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,020th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,522,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Schlachter are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,942 people, or 1 in 186,642. In The United States Schlachter is most numerous in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Schlachter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlachter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schlachter surname expanded 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlachter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schlachter surname are 21.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schlachter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 23.04% more than the national average, earning R 292,380 per year; in United States they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning $48,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $55,938 CAD per year.

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Schlachter Reference & Research

Schlicht DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Schlicht FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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