Schotte Surname
Approximately 3,864 people bear this surname
Schotte Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) One who carried goods for sale, a peddler; dweller near a sluice or floodgate; one who came from Scotland.
Schotte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,730 | 1:46,535 | 6,095 |
| Belgium | 1,162 | 1:9,894 | 1,418 |
| Netherlands | 382 | 1:44,207 | 7,524 |
| United States | 261 | 1:1,388,732 | 96,054 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 120 | 1:418,489 | 30,805 |
The alternate forms: Schotté (2) are calculated separately.
Schotte Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Dutch) One who carried goods for sale, a peddler; dweller near a sluice or floodgate; one who came from Scotland.
Schotte Demographics
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Schotte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schotte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schotte is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Schotté. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Schotte? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schotte is the 118,979th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,886,011 people. Schotte is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Schotte reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,730 people, or 1 in 46,535. In Germany Schotte is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Excluding Germany Schotte occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 30 percent live and The Netherlands, where 10 percent live.
Schotte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schotte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schotte last name rose 218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schotte Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schotte last name are 24.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schotte earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.39% more than the national average, earning $50,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning $58,459 CAD per year.
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