Seltzer Surname

64,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,701 people bear this surname

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

Seltzer Surname Definition:

(German) One who salted or pickled foods.

Seltzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3791:56,8216,762
Argentina6131:69,7285,924
Canada2641:139,56714,363
Israel1371:62,4647,884
France991:670,93786,003
England471:1,185,49155,443
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belize11:355,4743,977
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8211:61,1686,722

Seltzer (26) may also be a first name.

Seltzer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who salted or pickled foods.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) A salt merchant or salt producer. This was a government monopoly and important people held that position.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Seltzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seltzer has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltzer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 64,902nd most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 946,312 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Seltzer live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Seltzer is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6,379 people, or 1 in 56,821. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States Seltzer exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Seltzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seltzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Seltzer surname grew 777 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 427 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Seltzer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Seltzer last name are 37.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seltzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 141.75% more than the national average, earning 836,644 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning R 236,052 per year; in United States they earn 16.74% more than the national average, earning $50,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.88% more than the national average, earning $62,541 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheltzer9322/
Saeltzer9321/
Soeltzer931/
Selzer927,843/
Seltze9212/
Scheltzer887/
Zeltzer86398/
Saelzer86271/
Geltzer86163/
Seltser86114/
Sältzer86110/
Suelzer8695/
Siltzer8649/
Soelzer8643/
Söltzer8640/
Sletzer8615/
Selzier865/
Celtzer864/
Seltger862/
Selzser861/
Sellzer860/
Seltcer860/
Jeltzer860/
Selze833/
Schueltzer821/
Zeltzser801/
Schelzer800/
Sälzer77749/
Gelzer77640/
Silzer77630/
Zelzer77572/
Selcer77372/
Sülzer77136/
Sölzer7764/
Scelze774/
Slezer774/
Celzer772/
Selzey771/
Cltzer770/
Selzir770/
Seltza770/
Schletzer75106/
Schoelzer7527/
Selltsere751/
Schiltzer751/
Scheltser750/
Schuelzer750/
Schueltze750/
Zeltser712,568/
Geltser71680/
Zoelzer71130/
Zöltzer7151/
Szlezer7143/
Selcher7141/
Cletzer7136/
Zelczer7119/
Schelze7118/
Ziltzer7114/
Giltzer7113/
Zuelzer7111/
Gelczer718/
Zeltcer718/
Seldser711/
Scheltcher711/
Scilzer711/
Zaelzer711/
Scelcer710/
Shiltze710/
Sletcer710/
Sletcher67169/
Silze6743/
Zelttser6710/
Chelczer676/
Sylze674/
Selzi672/
Szilczer671/
Sülze671/
Schültze671/
Shelcher671/
Scheltse670/
Celze670/
Schlezer670/
Slettger670/

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Footnotes

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