Schwarzkopf Surname

66,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwarzkopf Surname Definition:

(German) The dark or black-haired man.

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Schwarzkopf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,8891:13,6701,780
United States1,0771:336,54530,365
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Austria801:106,44315,207
Canada411:898,67368,969
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Israel221:388,98331,283
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Schwarzkopf (17) may also be a first name.

Schwarzkopf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The dark or black-haired man.

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

User-submitted Reference

Schwarzkopf: 'Black-haired.' Descriptive. From German 'schwarz' (adjective, 'black') and 'kopf,' (noun, 'head').

- anonymous submission

Schwarzkopf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwarzkopf is found most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwarzkopf? popularity and diffusion

Schwarzkopf is the 66,408th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 970,896 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Schwarzkopf live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schwarzkopf is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 17 people.

The surname Schwarzkopf is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 5,889 people, or 1 in 13,670. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside. Barring Germany it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Schwarzkopf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwarzkopf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwarzkopf surname grew 1,158 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwarzkopf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwarzkopf surname are 12.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Schwarzkopf earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.02% more than the national average, earning $62,611 CAD per year.

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