Stratmann Surname

41,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stratmann Surname User-submission:

Stratmann is a topographic surname meaning 'one who lives by a road outside a village'. It comes from the Middle Low German word strate, meaning 'road' or 'street', from Latin (via) strata, meaning 'paved road', and the suffix -mann, meaning 'man' or 'person'.

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Stratmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,2221:7,174896
United States7621:475,66840,388
Brazil2741:781,29328,383
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway71:734,61250,907
Panama61:652,04310,051
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Stratmann Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Stratmann is a topographic surname meaning 'one who lives by a road outside a village'. It comes from the Middle Low German word strate, meaning 'road' or 'street', from Latin (via) strata, meaning 'paved road', and the suffix -mann, meaning 'man' or 'person'.

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Stratmann Last Name Facts

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

Stratmann occurs most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stratmann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,971st most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 585,816 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Stratmann are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 11,222 people, or 1 in 7,174. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Stratmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stratmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stratmann last name increased 740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stratmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stratmann last name are 27.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.66% registered to vote for the party.

Stratmann earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $49,853 USD per year.

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