Schroder Surname

32,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Schroder Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Cutter [from Ger. schroten, Middle High German schrôten, O.H.Ger. scrôtan, to cut]

Schroder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1451:50,7296,125
Brazil2,8651:74,7212,792
Australia1,0041:26,8883,657
Netherlands9331:18,1002,815
South Africa7151:75,7739,417
Argentina5951:71,8386,103
Canada4791:76,9228,646
New Zealand4481:10,1081,758
England3501:159,19414,941
France3451:192,53029,961
Germany3381:238,18226,184
Spain1851:252,71416,124
Belgium1701:67,62710,816
Chile1581:111,4974,092
Paraguay861:84,1482,072
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Denmark461:122,71111,225
Namibia421:57,3676,674
Uruguay381:90,3099,090
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Romania311:647,67345,663
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Wales161:193,40812,484
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Anguilla11:13,436792
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2311:105,52110,511
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1811:15,7872,012

The alternate forms: Schröder (193,724), Schróder (19), Schrõder (1) & Schrôder (1) are calculated separately.

Schroder (23) may also be a first name.

Schroder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Cutter [from Ger. schroten, Middle High German schrôten, O.H.Ger. scrôtan, to cut]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Schrader.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who made garments, a tailor; one who drove a dray, a drayman.

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

Schroder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schroder occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms: Schröder, Schróder, Schrõder or Schrôder. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schroder? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,501st most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 444,932 people. Schroder occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Schroder are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Schroder is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,145 people, or 1 in 50,729. In The United States Schroder is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 73 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Schroder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schroder has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 43 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Schroder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Schroder last name is predominantly Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Schroder last name are 20.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schroder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 895.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 192,910 per year; in South Africa they earn 125.67% more than the national average, earning R 536,268 per year; in United States they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $45,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $56,252 CAD per year.

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Schroder Reference & Research

Schroeder DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Schroeder FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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