Schlosser Surname

21,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Schlosser Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Locksmith [etym. as under Schloss; Ger. agential suff. -er]

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Schlosser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,4961:38,1704,713
Germany7,4011:10,8781,379
Brazil2,0801:102,9203,881
Austria1,6221:5,250601
France1,3191:50,3586,586
Canada1,3011:28,3213,739
Switzerland3741:21,9603,501
Denmark3071:18,3871,807
Netherlands2951:57,2459,855
Hungary1521:64,5816,666
Czechia1241:85,75414,332
Slovakia871:61,33911,847
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Israel781:109,71312,377
Guatemala771:208,8663,904
Australia751:359,94330,133
England541:1,031,81650,675
Spain481:974,00136,812
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Croatia381:111,27917,038
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Chile281:629,16015,000
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Norway81:642,78647,258
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0731:46,8025,376

The alternate forms: Schlösser (7,946) are calculated separately.

Schlosser (22) may also be a first name.

Schlosser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Locksmith [etym. as under Schloss; Ger. agential suff. -er]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who made locks, a locksmith; dweller in, or near, the manor house or castle.

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

User-submitted Reference

A surname that means 'locksmith' in German.

- mrbear123

A German surname, meaning 'castle'.

- amysluss1972

Schlosser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schlosser is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Schlösser. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlosser? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,525th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 287,897 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Schlosser are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Schlosser is also the 2,301,746th most common first name worldwide, held by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9,496 people, or 1 in 38,170. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Schlosser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlosser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schlosser last name grew 885 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schlosser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schlosser are 15.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.82% registered with the party.

The amount Schlosser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 238.83% more than the national average, earning 1,172,630 kr per year; in Peru they earn 87.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,256 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.33% less than the national average, earning R 101,412 per year; in United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $49,619 CAD per year.

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