von Schmidt Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

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

von Schmidt Surname Definition:

(German), of Smith at or in Old town. This house, nobles of the H. R. E., anciently bore the Latin name Fabricius; which was translated into German, with the addition, “auf Altenstadt,” by imperial license, in 1713.

von Schmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
England151:3,714,537119,675
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

von Schmidt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), of Smith at or in Old town. This house, nobles of the H. R. E., anciently bore the Latin name Fabricius; which was translated into German, with the addition, “auf Altenstadt,” by imperial license, in 1713.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

von Schmidt Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Schmidt occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of von Schmidt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Schmidt? popularity and diffusion

The surname von Schmidt is the 1,459,453rd most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of von Schmidt reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

von Schmidt is most common in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States von Schmidt is mostly concentrated in: Connecticut, where 18 percent are found, New Jersey, where 18 percent are found and New York, where 18 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent are found and Brazil, where 16 percent are found.

von Schmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of von Schmidt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 409 percent between 1880 and 2014.

von Schmidt Last Name Statistics demography

von Schmidt earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 95.8% more than the national average, earning $84,486 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Schmid9536/
von Shmidt951/
van Schmidt911/
van Schmitt821/
von Smith808/
van Smit7497/
van Smid741/
van Smith7031/
Van-Smith605/
van Smeets573/

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