Ziegler Surname
Approximately 121,937 people bear this surname
Ziegler Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Brickmaker, Tiler [Ger. ziegler; from ziegel, O.H.Ger, ziagal (from Latin tegula), brick, tile + the agential suff. -er]
Read More About This SurnameZiegler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 65,155 | 1:1,236 | 88 |
| United States | 35,721 | 1:10,147 | 1,231 |
| Switzerland | 4,539 | 1:1,809 | 167 |
| Austria | 3,755 | 1:2,268 | 189 |
| France | 3,490 | 1:19,032 | 2,168 |
| Canada | 2,119 | 1:17,388 | 2,486 |
| Brazil | 1,016 | 1:210,703 | 8,124 |
| Argentina | 983 | 1:43,483 | 3,664 |
| Poland | 853 | 1:44,559 | 6,992 |
| Denmark | 618 | 1:9,134 | 840 |
| Hungary | 423 | 1:23,206 | 2,586 |
| Venezuela | 385 | 1:78,452 | 3,187 |
| Czechia | 364 | 1:29,213 | 4,704 |
| Australia | 355 | 1:76,044 | 8,891 |
| England | 265 | 1:210,257 | 18,075 |
| Sweden | 197 | 1:49,984 | 3,864 |
| Thailand | 193 | 1:366,002 | 64,280 |
| South Africa | 143 | 1:378,865 | 33,977 |
| Spain | 117 | 1:399,590 | 21,857 |
| New Zealand | 115 | 1:39,377 | 6,651 |
| Romania | 108 | 1:185,906 | 18,848 |
| Netherlands | 98 | 1:172,318 | 24,957 |
| Norway | 87 | 1:59,107 | 8,442 |
| Chile | 76 | 1:231,796 | 7,107 |
| Belgium | 71 | 1:161,925 | 22,307 |
| Slovakia | 64 | 1:83,382 | 16,110 |
| Uruguay | 57 | 1:60,206 | 6,510 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Italy | 37 | 1:1,652,883 | 83,776 |
| Peru | 33 | 1:963,155 | 18,708 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| Liechtenstein | 24 | 1:1,599 | 167 |
| Ecuador | 23 | 1:691,559 | 12,337 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,208 | 1:15,654 | 1,997 |
The alternate forms: Ziëgler (1) are calculated separately.
Ziegler (270) may also be a first name.
Ziegler Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Brickmaker, Tiler [Ger. ziegler; from ziegel, O.H.Ger, ziagal (from Latin tegula), brick, tile + the agential suff. -er]
“Tiler” in German.
(German) One who built with, or made, bricks or roof tiles.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'brick layer' in German. In the medieval period people did not have last names, only first names. So when referring to someone back then, the people would identify each other by their jobs. So if there was a black smith named John, for instance, John would be referred to as John Smith. The last name stuck with each family because the son would typically take on the same job as the father.
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Ziegler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ziegler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ziegler is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Ziëgler. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziegler? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ziegler is the 4,607th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 59,765 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Ziegler reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ziegler is also the 541,116th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 270 people.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 65,155 people, or 1 in 1,236. In Germany Ziegler is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 29 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany Ziegler occurs in 88 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.
Ziegler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ziegler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ziegler surname increased 1,113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 616 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ziegler Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ziegler last name are 15.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.45% being registered with the party.
The amount Ziegler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 135.69% more than the national average, earning €70,778 per year; in Norway they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning 406,996 kr per year; in Peru they earn 200.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 58,190 per year; in South Africa they earn 78.84% more than the national average, earning R 424,980 per year; in United States they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $46,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $50,528 CAD per year.
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Ziegler Reference & Research
Ziegler Family - This is a fairly common German surname with a lot of variants and is an occupational surname.
Ziegler DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Ziegler 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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