Schleiermacher Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schleiermacher Surname User-submission:

Schleiermacher is a German occupational surname for a maker or shawls or scarves, derived from the Middle High German words sleier, meaning 'scarf', 'shawl' or 'veil' and macher, meaning 'maker'.

Schleiermacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2411:334,04832,981
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schleiermacher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Schleiermacher is a German occupational surname for a maker or shawls or scarves, derived from the Middle High German words sleier, meaning 'scarf', 'shawl' or 'veil' and macher, meaning 'maker'.

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Schleiermacher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schleiermacher is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Schleiermacher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schleiermacher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 917,199th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Schleiermacher reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 334,048. In Germany Schleiermacher is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent live, Bavaria, where 22 percent live and Hamburg, where 15 percent live. Excluding Germany Schleiermacher exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Schleiermacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schleiermacher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schleiermacher Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schleiermacher earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.36% more than the national average, earning $66,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shleiermacher960/
Szleiermacher897/
Schluermacher890/
Shleermakher854/
Szlajermacher746/
Shlyaermakher741/

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