Taussig Surname

327,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Taussig Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Tauss, in Bohemia.

Taussig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7181:504,81742,410
Israel681:125,84813,711
England641:870,59545,570
Romania621:323,83728,474
Czechia521:204,49029,445
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Austria391:218,34426,757
France201:3,321,136213,627
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Taussig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Tauss, in Bohemia.

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

Taussig Last Name Facts

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

Taussig occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Taussig.

How Common Is The Last Name Taussig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 327,907th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,437,761 people. Taussig is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Taussig live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Taussig is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 504,817. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 15 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Colorado, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 6 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Taussig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Taussig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Taussig last name increased 574 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taussig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Taussig surname are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Taussig earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.04% more than the national average, earning $51,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,757 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tausig92228/
Tussig922/
Tauszig8681/
Taussik8651/
Taussic861/
Tuessig860/
Tasig83117/
Taussigová8228/
Taussigova821/
Tassigue801/
Toussaig801/
Tausik77370/
Tousig7756/
Tassic7717/
Tausic7716/
Tassik7713/
Tausiq777/
Tushig772/
Tassiq771/
Thusig771/
Taisig771/
Tasigh771/
Tussik771/
Tossig770/
Tausigová757/
Taissigue751/
Taushik7165/
Tassike7154/
Tauszik7143/
Tejasig7126/
Thousig7122/
Tassick7116/
Teissig7111/
Taussiková718/
Tausikh712/
Tashigt711/
Tasigue711/
Tausikk711/
Taushiq711/
Tausaiq711/
Tajasig711/
Tussick711/
Tausick710/
Tasik674,770/
Tasic673,092/
Taisigue67775/
Tusik67245/
Taysigue6759/
Theissig6733/
Tosig6716/
Tusic6715/
Tasiq674/
Tossigue673/
Tusiq671/
Tassegue671/
Taseg671/
Tausique671/
Taushick671/

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