Ziegelmeier Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ziegelmeier Surname User-submission:

My father had told me that his grandfather told him that his last name (Ziegelmeier) was the type of name that came from a title that was given to a forefather. It pertained to your professional status. To my father's understanding was stonecarver/ mason in the case of Ziegelmeier.

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Ziegelmeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4261:188,98021,939
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Ziegelmeier Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My father had told me that his grandfather told him that his last name (Ziegelmeier) was the type of name that came from a title that was given to a forefather. It pertained to your professional status. To my father's understanding was stonecarver/ mason in the case of Ziegelmeier.

- wfziegelmeier62

A ziegel is a brick or a tile; a meier or meyer in this case is a mason or a worker or overseer of bricks.

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Ziegelmeier Last Name Facts

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

Ziegelmeier occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ziegelmeier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziegelmeier? popularity and diffusion

Ziegelmeier is the 516,587th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,549,201 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ziegelmeier live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ziegelmeier is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 188,980. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 73 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany Ziegelmeier is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Ziegelmeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ziegelmeier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ziegelmeier last name increased 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ziegelmeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ziegelmeier surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ziegelmeier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 213.62% more than the national average, earning R 745,272 per year and in United States they earn 15.19% more than the national average, earning $49,704 USD per year.

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