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'.
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Schloss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schloss Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schloss is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schloss? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 98,154th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,508,496 people. The last name Schloss occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Schloss reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Schloss is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,289 people, or 1 in 110,203. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.
Schloss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schloss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schloss surname grew 687 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schloss Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Schloss last name are 4.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.62% being registered with 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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