Stolzenburg Surname

255,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Wales

Stolzenburg Surname User-submission:

The Stolzenburg surname either refers to the places named Stolzenburg in Germany ('proud fortress or borough'), or is a variation of the German surname Stolzenberg, spelt with an e (not a 'u'), which refers to places named so in Germany, meaning 'proud mountain'.

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Stolzenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0631:75,7349,578
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Wales591:52,4504,823
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Stolzenburg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Stolzenburg surname either refers to the places named Stolzenburg in Germany ('proud fortress or borough'), or is a variation of the German surname Stolzenberg, spelt with an e (not a 'u'), which refers to places named so in Germany, meaning 'proud mountain'.

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Stolzenberg is a surname of Germanic origin. However, it is prevalent among Jewish (Ashkenazic) people. It means 'proud mountain'.

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Stolzenburg Last Name Facts

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

Stolzenburg is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Stolzenburg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stolzenburg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 255,670th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,722,972 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Stolzenburg reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,063 people, or 1 in 75,734. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live, Berlin, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Wales, where 4 percent live.

Stolzenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stolzenburg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stolzenburg last name expanded 1,296 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stolzenburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stolzenburg last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

Stolzenburg earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $43,137 USD per year.

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