Schönbrunn Surname
Approximately 486 people bear this surname
Schönbrunn Surname Definition:
(from a place name) A town in Moravia. The Jewish residents of this community and from other communities in Moravia and Bohemia were expelled by the Austrian empress Maria Theresa, and they found refuge in communities in Hungary across the border.
Read More About This SurnameSchönbrunn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 460 | 1:175,012 | 20,562 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
The alternate forms: Schonbrunn (78) are calculated separately.
Schönbrunn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) A town in Moravia. The Jewish residents of this community and from other communities in Moravia and Bohemia were expelled by the Austrian empress Maria Theresa, and they found refuge in communities in Hungary across the border. Many later on preserved their places of origin in the family names they assumed.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the German root, schon-, meaning 'beautiful' and brunn-, meaning 'fountain' or 'brook'. It means 'beautiful fountain/brook'.
- rschonbrunSchönbrunn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schönbrunn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schönbrunn is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Schonbrunn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schönbrunn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 629,292nd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. The surname Schönbrunn occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönbrunn are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 460 people, or 1 in 175,012. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schonbrunn | 97 | 78 | / |
| Schoenbrunn | 86 | 67 | / |
| Schönborn | 84 | 3,565 | / |
| Schonbrun | 84 | 403 | / |
| Schöneborn | 80 | 561 | / |
| Schoenbrun | 80 | 227 | / |
| Schonbraun | 80 | 15 | / |
| Scheinbrun | 80 | 8 | / |
| Shonbrun | 78 | 15 | / |
| Shenbrun | 78 | 12 | / |
| Shanbrun | 78 | 8 | / |
| Schonborn | 74 | 391 | / |
| Shenbroun | 74 | 16 | / |
| Schinborn | 74 | 4 | / |
| Schonbron | 74 | 2 | / |
| Schonbern | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shoenbrun | 74 | 1 | / |
| Schinburn | 74 | 0 | / |
| Schoenborn | 70 | 1,992 | / |
| Schoneborn | 70 | 51 | / |
| Schoenburn | 70 | 7 | / |
| Chen-Braun | 70 | 6 | / |
| Scheonborn | 70 | 3 | / |
| Schaonborn | 70 | 2 | / |
| Schuenborn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Schuenburn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Schienborn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Schonberne | 70 | 1 | / |
| Schoenbern | 70 | 1 | / |
| Scheenbarn | 70 | 0 | / |
| Scheenborn | 70 | 0 | / |
| Scheonburn | 70 | 0 | / |
| Schaunborn | 70 | 0 | / |
| Shonborn | 67 | 67 | / |
| Shanburn | 67 | 57 | / |
| Schoeneborn | 67 | 49 | / |
| Shanbron | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shneborn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schoenborne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chanbran | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schoenberne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chanbron | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chanbern | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonbron | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanbrin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenbarn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schoenbourn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shenbern | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shanborn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schoneborne | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shinburn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shinbron | 67 | 0 | / |
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