Zeidler Surname

37,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zeidler Surname User-submission:

Zeidler (Middle High German: 'beekeeper') is an occupational last name of Germanic origin with particular recognition in the state of Bayern (Bavaria), where the Zeidler guild was integral in making Nuremberg the epicenter of the European honey trade.

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Zeidler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,8631:7,411933
United States1,2521:289,50426,878
Poland3131:121,43418,038
Austria2711:31,4225,063
France2611:254,49339,305
Brazil2121:1,009,78535,690
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Switzerland1251:65,7038,012
Czechia1051:101,27116,761
Israel961:89,14210,512
Denmark741:76,2807,479
Chile701:251,6647,573
England491:1,137,10353,999
Sweden451:218,81715,158
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Hungary211:467,44230,347
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
China31:455,773,85521,925
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

Zeidler (14) may also be a first name.

Zeidler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Zeidler (Middle High German: 'beekeeper') is an occupational last name of Germanic origin with particular recognition in the state of Bayern (Bavaria), where the Zeidler guild was integral in making Nuremberg the epicenter of the European honey trade. The first guilds bearing the 'Zeidlerei' title were formed the year 1296 in Feucht, a sylvan village south of Nuremberg, whose dense, sparsely populated woods mostly lay outside the purview of the courts, largely invisible to the Holy Roman Empire. This much was acknowledged by Emperor Charles IV, whose issue of the "Zeidel Fryheit Brieff" in 1350 granted partial jurisdiction over much of Nuremberg to the Zeidler guilds themselves. The Zeidlerei, nimble forest rangers by trade, were naturally well suited. They were given crossbows by way of an explicit royal decree. A present-day "Zeidler Museum" in Feucht maintains a collection of medieval documents and lore, a royal-issued Zeidler uniform (complete with a giant, beehive-shaped hat), and the story of beekeeping as it evolved and scaled into a major economic presence in central Europe. With the arrival of sugar cane in the 1700s, the beekeeping industry began to lose its high status, however many Zeidler guilds survived into the beginning of the 19th century when the arrival of low-cost beet sugar and electricity effectively made beekeeping obsolete.

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Zeidler Last Name Facts

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

Zeidler occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zeidler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeidler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,141st most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 513,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Zeidler are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Zeidler is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 10,863 people, or 1 in 7,411. In Germany Zeidler is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 18 percent live, Saxony, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Zeidler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zeidler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zeidler last name increased 662 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 377 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zeidler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zeidler are 11.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Zeidler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 8.16% less than the national average, earning R 218,244 per year; in United States they earn 22.69% more than the national average, earning $52,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.68% more than the national average, earning $76,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szeidler9358/
Zeidlere932/
Zeideler931/
Zedler921,579/
Zidler9232/
Zeidle927/
Seidler8618,129/
Szedler8693/
Zejdler8677/
Ziedler8673/
Zaidler8668/
Jeidler8666/
Zeydler8620/
Zoedler8614/
Ceidler865/
Czidler863/
Zeddler861/
Zaedler860/
Zeidlrt860/
Zidle8342/
Zeidlerová82123/
Zeidlerova822/
Sheidler80255/
Seidller8024/
Seideler8014/
Cheidler807/
Zideller806/
Zeidlets803/
Seidlier800/
Zediller800/
Sidler775,284/
Sedler771,330/
Gedler77889/
Seidle77643/
Cedler77119/
Zaidle7763/
Zydler7755/
Zidele7751/
Zadler7744/
Jedler7711/
Zädler7711/
Gidler775/
Jidler775/
Zedley772/
Ziddle771/
Cidler771/
Šidler771/
Zeddle770/
Scheidler753,334/
Zedlerová751/
Siedler713,806/
Shidler711,347/
Scheideler71674/
Seydler71671/
Zajdler71577/
Seidlerová71369/
Saidler71362/
Seadler71241/
Shedler71154/
Chidler7181/
Saedler7164/
Zaydler7136/
Jaidler7124/
Szydler7117/
Soidler7116/
Sedlier7112/
Soedler7111/
Caidler719/
Seddler719/
Sedlere717/
Cejdler717/
Geddler717/
Gedhler716/
Giedler715/
Zeddles714/
Zaudler714/
Zedlets714/
Cedlert714/
Seedler713/
Gehdler713/
Jedlert713/
Seidlerova713/
Siddler712/
Sedlear712/
Zedelle712/
Zaidele712/
Dsedler711/
Scidler711/
Sideler711/
Seidlie711/
Chedler711/
Tzadler711/
Zeideli711/
Sjedler711/
Sejdler711/
Suedler710/
Giddler710/
Schedler673,792/
Sidle67980/
Gedle67492/
Schidler67165/
Shedleur6775/
Zidla6770/
Zeidlyts6752/
Tseydler6717/
Jedle6714/
Zeydlets6710/
Shaedler678/
Gidle678/
Cidle676/
Jidle676/
Sedle675/
Seidelle673/
Shiedler673/
Zedli671/
Zedly671/
Shiddler671/
Seideljr671/
Sheadler671/
Sheddler671/
Saidlear671/
Djidlere671/
Saideler671/
Saidller671/
Cheddler670/
Shoedler670/
Siedleer670/
Chiddler670/

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