Schlesinger Surname

36,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Schlesinger Surname Definition:

(Ger.) belonging to Schleus- ingen (Thuringia) [-ingen, dat. pl. of the 'son’ suff. -ing]

Schlesinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0151:60,2597,090
Germany4,0061:20,0962,660
Israel2,3211:3,687508
Austria4971:17,1342,589
France1821:364,96054,499
England1701:327,75324,219
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Czechia1521:69,95711,748
Guatemala1451:110,9153,054
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Poland771:493,62048,553
Slovakia541:98,82318,879
Chile501:352,3299,825
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Hungary101:981,62846,877
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:121,59511,832

Schlesinger (15) may also be a first name.

Schlesinger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) belonging to Schleus- ingen (Thuringia) [-ingen, dat. pl. of the 'son’ suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From place name in Saxony (Schleusingen). Also a person from Silesia (Schlesien).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who came from Schleusingen, in Thuringia.

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

Schlesinger Last Name Facts

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

Schlesinger has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlesinger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schlesinger is the 36,163rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 499,455 people. Schlesinger is predominantly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Schlesinger live; 33 percent live in Western Europe and 31 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schlesinger is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 15 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,015 people, or 1 in 60,259. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent live, New Jersey, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Schlesinger exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent live and Israel, where 16 percent live.

Schlesinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlesinger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 266 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schlesinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schlesinger are 2.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schlesinger earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.69% less than the national average, earning R 236,004 per year; in United States they earn 23.25% more than the national average, earning $53,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41% more than the national average, earning $70,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlessinger96645/
Schliesinger9611/
Schleisinger969/
Schllesinger967/
Schleshinger964/
Schleusinger963/
Schloesinger962/
Schleasinger960/
Schleszinger960/
Shlesinger95210/
Sclesinger954/
Schlesiner953/
Chlesinger951/
Schlesnger950/
Schleussinger9211/
Schloessinger929/
Schleissinger923/
Schllessinger922/
Schleessinger921/
Schlösinger91131/
Schlezinger9192/
Schlasinger9125/
Schleßinger9114/
Shclesinger915/
Schlesenger914/
Schlisinger913/
Sclessinger913/
Shlessinger912/
Schläsinger912/
Schlesigner911/
Schlesineer911/
Shleisinger910/
Slesinger90318/
Clesinger901/
Schlesingerová88188/
Schlesingerova884/
Schleußinger8758/
Schleißinger8729/
Schlossinger8723/
Schlössinger8713/
Schließinger879/
Schlissinger875/
Schlessenger870/
Schlechinger870/
Schleshenger870/
Schlesengher870/
Schlesener86468/
Shlezinger86148/
Slessinger86116/
Szlesinger8665/
Shlasinger8611/
Slesingher863/
Slesingier861/
Sleshinger860/
Sleysinger860/
Schlessingerová851/
Shlesingerová831/
Schleusener82760/
Schlößinger826/
Shleyzinger823/
Schleisener820/
Schlasenger820/
Šlesinger80307/
Slezinger80215/
Slesenger8019/
Slisinger8019/
Schlezingerová809/
Clezinger805/
Schlösingerová804/
Silsinger804/
Schläsingerová803/
Slecinger801/
Slésinger801/
Schlezingerova801/
Chlzinger801/
Slasinger800/
Selsinger800/
Clisinger800/
Slysinger800/
Slesingerova783/
Szlezinger76200/
Slezingher7627/
Sleisenger7613/
Slessenger7611/
Slisinguer762/
Sledzinger762/
Sleizinger761/
Slessigner761/
Shlezinher761/
Schlisngir760/
Slessingerová752/
Slessingerova751/
Szlezingier7344/
Szledzinger731/
Shleizynher731/
Gelsinger70800/
Šlesingerová70328/
Gilsinger70259/
Šlezinger7096/
Slazenger7015/
Slezynger7013/
Clezenger704/
Slézinger702/
Slizinger701/
Šlésinger701/
Slezingerová701/
Slazinger700/
Slicenger700/
Clessener700/
Szlezynger6769/
Slezyngier6715/
Shlezynher6713/
Szleusener677/
Slisyngier672/
Slézingher671/
Clesseneer670/

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