Schlessinger Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

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

Schlessinger Surname User-submission:

The Schlessinger surname means 'from Silesia' in German.

Schlessinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5781:627,09250,607
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Schlessinger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Schlessinger surname means 'from Silesia' in German.

- haffman97

Schlessinger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schlessinger occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlessinger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 507,898th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Schlessinger are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Schlessinger is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 627,092. In The United States Schlessinger is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Schlessinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schlessinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schlessinger last name rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlessinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schlessinger last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Schlessinger earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $48,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.91% more than the national average, earning $79,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlesinger9614,591/
Schleussinger9611/
Schloessinger969/
Sclessinger963/
Schleissinger963/
Schllessinger962/
Shlessinger962/
Schleessinger961/
Schlossinger9223/
Schlössinger9213/
Schliesinger9211/
Schleisinger929/
Schllesinger927/
Schlissinger925/
Schleshinger924/
Schleusinger923/
Schloesinger922/
Schleasinger920/
Schlessenger920/
Schleszinger920/
Shlesinger91210/
Slessinger91116/
Sclesinger914/
Schlesiner913/
Chlesinger911/
Schlesnger910/
Schlessingerová891/
Schlösinger87131/
Schlezinger8792/
Schlasinger8725/
Schleßinger8714/
Shclesinger875/
Schlesenger874/
Schlisinger873/
Schläsinger872/
Schlesigner871/
Schlesineer871/
Shleisinger870/
Slesinger86318/
Clesinger861/
Schlesingerová85188/
Schlesingerova854/
Schleußinger8358/
Schleißinger8329/
Schließinger839/
Schlechinger830/
Schleshenger830/
Schlesengher830/
Schlesener82468/
Shlezinger82148/
Szlesinger8265/
Slessenger8211/
Shlasinger8211/
Slesingher823/
Slessigner821/
Slesingier821/
Sleshinger820/
Sleysinger820/
Slessingerová802/
Shlesingerová801/
Slessingerova801/
Schleusener78760/
Schlößinger786/
Shleyzinger783/
Schleisener780/
Schlasenger780/
Schlezingerová779/
Schlösingerová774/
Schläsingerová773/
Schlezingerova771/
Šlesinger76307/
Slezinger76215/
Slesenger7619/
Slisinger7619/
Clezinger765/
Silsinger764/
Slecinger761/
Slésinger761/
Chlzinger761/
Slasinger760/
Selsinger760/
Clisinger760/
Clessener760/
Slysinger760/
Slesingerova753/
Szlezinger73200/
Slezingher7327/
Sleisenger7313/
Slisinguer732/
Sledzinger732/
Sleizinger731/
Shlezinher731/
Clesseneer730/
Szlezingier7044/
Szledzinger701/
Shleizynher701/
Gelsinger67800/
Šlesingerová67328/
Gilsinger67259/
Šlezinger6796/
Slezynger6713/
Clezenger674/
Slézinger672/
Slizinger671/
Šlésinger671/
Slezingerová671/
Slicenger670/

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