Munchausen

See also: Münchausen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Münchausen.

Proper noun

Munchausen (plural Munchausens)

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Munchausenism
• Munchausen syndrome by proxy

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Munchausen is the 483512^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Munchausen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 634.