Tanenbaum Surname

257,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname

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

Tanenbaum Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'fir' or 'Christmas-tree' in German, and is, funnily enough, a common Jewish surname. It is derived from the German words Tanne, meaning 'fir', and Baum, meaning 'tree'; connected with an 'n' = 'Tannenbaum'. This surname had some variations, either by pure misspellings or as an indicator that an ancestor was moving to another country.

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Tanenbaum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4061:257,79424,375
Canada581:635,26952,014
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
England51:11,143,612252,590
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Tanenbaum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'fir' or 'Christmas-tree' in German, and is, funnily enough, a common Jewish surname. It is derived from the German words Tanne, meaning 'fir', and Baum, meaning 'tree'; connected with an 'n' = 'Tannenbaum'. This surname had some variations, either by pure misspellings or as an indicator that an ancestor was moving to another country.

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This is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname, meaning 'fir tree' or 'pine tree'.

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Tanenbaum Last Name Facts

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

Tanenbaum (Russian: Таненбаум) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tanenbaum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanenbaum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanenbaum is the 257,166th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,756,884 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Tanenbaum live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,406 people, or 1 in 257,794. In The United States Tanenbaum is most numerous in: New York, where 28 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Tanenbaum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tanenbaum last name are 44.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tanenbaum earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.61% more than the national average, earning $64,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 104.35% more than the national average, earning $101,527 CAD per year.

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Tanenbaum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanenbaum in the Russian language
Таненбаумtanenbaum-

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