Schloss Surname
Approximately 4,831 people bear this surname
Schloss Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Castle [Middle High German sloz (z as ss), castle, lock, bar; from Middle High German sliezen, O.H.Ger. sliozan (mod. Ger. schliessen), to lasten, lock]
Read More About This SurnameSchloss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,289 | 1:110,203 | 12,015 |
| Australia | 523 | 1:51,617 | 6,382 |
| Germany | 243 | 1:331,298 | 32,825 |
| Jamaica | 240 | 1:11,958 | 1,221 |
| Israel | 131 | 1:65,325 | 8,170 |
| South Africa | 105 | 1:515,978 | 41,519 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| Panama | 42 | 1:93,149 | 3,638 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 479 | 1:104,841 | 10,548 |
Schloss (19) may also be a first name.
Schloss Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Castle [Middle High German sloz (z as ss), castle, lock, bar; from Middle High German sliezen, O.H.Ger. sliozan (mod. Ger. schliessen), to lasten, lock]
(German) One who made locks, a locksmith; dweller in, or near, the manor house or castle.
(from an ancestor's occupation) One who made locks. See Schlossman.
User-submitted Reference
A German surname, meaning 'castle'.
- amysluss1972Schloss Demographics
Average Male Schloss Height
175.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schloss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schloss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schloss is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schloss? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 98,154th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,508,496 people. The surname Schloss is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Schloss are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 19 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,289 people, or 1 in 110,203. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 18 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.
Schloss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schloss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schloss last name expanded 687 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schloss Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schloss are 4.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.62% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Schloss earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning R 288,504 per year; in United States they earn 18.46% more than the national average, earning $51,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.78% more than the national average, earning $66,961 CAD per year.
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