Schrecengost Surname
Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname
Schrecengost Surname User-submission:
The Schrecengost surname comes from schreck, meaning 'scared' or 'scary', and gost or geist, meaning 'ghost'. The sole survivor of a massacre was a infant and when they found him he looked as if he was scared by a ghost hense Schrecengost.
Schrecengost Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,478 | 1:245,236 | 23,368 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 111 | 1:452,421 | 32,615 |
Schrecengost Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Schrecengost surname comes from schreck, meaning 'scared' or 'scary', and gost or geist, meaning 'ghost'. The sole survivor of a massacre was a infant and when they found him he looked as if he was scared by a ghost hense Schrecengost.
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Schrecengost Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schrecengost Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schrecengost is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schrecengost? popularity and diffusion
Schrecengost is the 264,657th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,927,347 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Schrecengost are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Schrecengost is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,478 people, or 1 in 245,236. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 44 percent are found, Ohio, where 5 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in Liechtenstein, where 0 percent are found.
Schrecengost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schrecengost has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schrecengost last name grew 1,332 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schrecengost Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schrecengost are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.18% registered to vote for the party.
Schrecengost earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.39% less than the national average, earning $37,370 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrecengost | 96 | 83 | / |
| Schrechengost | 96 | 7 | / |
| Schrecengosth | 96 | 1 | / |
| Schrecenost | 96 | 1 | / |
| Schreecengost | 96 | 1 | / |
| Schrecengast | 92 | 16 | / |
| Schrechenghost | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shrechengost | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schrechingost | 88 | 0 | / |
| Schrechenghaust | 81 | 0 | / |
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