Textor Surname

194,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Textor Surname User-submission:

It was popular among renaissance humanists to translate their surnames from vernacular European languages into Latin to convey a more impressive, educated image. Textor is Latin for 'weaver'. It is an example of this practice.

Textor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0101:79,70810,066
United States6801:533,02844,312
Brazil931:2,301,87571,238
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
Australia841:321,37727,634
Canada411:898,67368,969
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Denmark261:217,10417,438
England161:3,482,379114,324
Czechia151:708,89864,682
France121:5,535,227269,324
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Textor (21) may also be a first name.

Textor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It was popular among renaissance humanists to translate their surnames from vernacular European languages into Latin to convey a more impressive, educated image. Textor is Latin for 'weaver'. It is an example of this practice.

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Textor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Textor is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Textor.

How Common Is The Last Name Textor? popularity and diffusion

Textor is the 194,901st most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,381,692 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Textor reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Textor is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Textor is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,010 people, or 1 in 79,708. In Germany Textor is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside and Hesse, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Textor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Textor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Textor surname grew 764 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Textor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Textor are 4.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Textor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $49,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $49,617 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Textore924/
Texstor921/
Testor83439/
Taxtor834/
Textur830/
Textar830/
Textorová8023/
Testore77381/
Testorp7712/
Tesstor7711/
Testour7711/
Thaxtor775/
Tekstor772/
Teztour771/
Texture771/
Teastor770/
Teestor770/
Testar67199/
Tistor671/
Testard622,996/
Testart62588/
Thestar6235/
Tekstar6221/
Testare623/
Techstar571/
Tixturova531/
Thickstor530/
Thackstor530/
Tistar5012/

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