Ziegenfuss Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

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

Ziegenfuss Surname Definition:

(German), Goat's foot. Zierfuss, Pretty foot.

Ziegenfuss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8571:422,93936,609
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Ziegenfuss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Goat's foot. Zierfuss, Pretty foot.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Ziegenfuss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ziegenfuss is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziegenfuss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 385,337th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,904,063 people. The last name Ziegenfuss occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Ziegenfuss are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 857 people, or 1 in 422,939. In The United States Ziegenfuss is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Ziegenfuss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ziegenfuss has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 463 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ziegenfuss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ziegenfuss last name are 30.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ziegenfuss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $44,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% less than the national average, earning $46,895 CAD per year.

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Ziegenfuss Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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