Schlegl Surname

282,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schlegl Surname Definition:

(German) One who was a guard or watchman in a prison; one who came from Schlegel (smith's shop, or slaughterhouse), the name of several places in Germany.

Schlegl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8611:93,50211,698
Austria3811:22,3503,518
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Schlégl (138) are calculated separately.

Schlegl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who was a guard or watchman in a prison; one who came from Schlegel (smith's shop, or slaughterhouse), the name of several places in Germany.

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

Schlegl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schlegl occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Schlégl. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlegl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schlegl is the 282,110th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,331,050 people. Schlegl occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Schlegl live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schlegl is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 861 people, or 1 in 93,502. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 71 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Schlegl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schlegl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schlegl last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlegl Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schlegl earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $48,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.63% less than the national average, earning $45,891 CAD per year.

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