Yaeger Surname

84,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Yaeger Surname Definition:

(German) One who hunted game, a huntsman.

Yaeger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2881:68,5447,970
Chile3001:58,7222,527
Canada951:387,84834,448
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Israel101:855,76354,181
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5301:94,7529,691

Yaeger (18) may also be a first name.

Yaeger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who hunted game, a huntsman.

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

Yaeger Last Name Facts

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

Yaeger (Russian: Йаегер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaeger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yaeger is the 84,026th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,266,518 people. Yaeger is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Yaeger are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,288 people, or 1 in 68,544. In The United States Yaeger is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Yaeger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yaeger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yaeger surname increased 998 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yaeger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yaeger surname are 8.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.73% registered with the party.

The amount Yaeger earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $49,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $48,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaeguer9210/
Yaegher928/
Yaeager924/
Yaaeger921/
Yaeiger920/
Hyaegher861/
Jaeger8341,255/
Iaeger8369/
Yaezer831/
Yaiger831/
Yoeger831/
Yaeser830/
Jaegger7762/
Jaegher7725/
Jaenger7724/
Jaeguer775/
Jaehger773/
Jaegere773/
Yoenger771/
Yahegir771/
Yoeager770/
Jaeghere712/
Yaiguere711/
Yoezer67316/
Yaiser67140/
Jaegerová6745/
Joeger6711/
Jaéger674/
Jaejer674/
Jaegerova673/
Ioeger672/
Jaegir672/
Yoeser671/
Jaäger671/
Jaegre671/
Yaizer671/

Yaeger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaeger in the Russian language
Йаегерjaeger-

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Yaeger Reference & Research

Yeager DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Yeager FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaeger
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