Tegtmeyer Surname

166,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Tegtmeyer Surname Definition:

(German) One who collected the farm rent equal to a tenth of the income.

Tegtmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7891:45,0005,899
United States7791:465,28739,642
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Tegtmeyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who collected the farm rent equal to a tenth of the income.

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

Tegtmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tegtmeyer has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegtmeyer? popularity and diffusion

Tegtmeyer is the 166,176th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,797,522 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Tegtmeyer reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Tegtmeyer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,789 people, or 1 in 45,000. In Germany Tegtmeyer is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Bremen, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Tegtmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tegtmeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tegtmeyer last name increased 1,657 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tegtmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tegtmeyer are 27.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.59% being registered with the political party.

Tegtmeyer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,700 USD per year.

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