de Laat Surname

98,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Laat Surname User-submission:

The theory is that back in the middle ages there were special farmers, similar to serfs, who worked for the higher lords at their land. In Dutch someone like that was called a laat. Having de Laat as last name in Dutch probably means your ancestors were farmers for lords in the middle ages and after probably still remained farmers.

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de Laat Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,2781:3,947369
Belgium3291:34,9445,686
Canada431:856,87466,382
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
United States231:15,759,084542,937
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
France151:4,428,181244,602
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

de Laat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The theory is that back in the middle ages there were special farmers, similar to serfs, who worked for the higher lords at their land. In Dutch someone like that was called a laat. Having de Laat as last name in Dutch probably means your ancestors were farmers for lords in the middle ages and after probably still remained farmers.

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de Laat Demographics

Average de Laat Salary in
Canada

$53,534 CAD

Per year
Rank:
93,370 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000127953
Rank: 67,997 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
107.75%
Sample size: 13 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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de Laat Last Name Facts

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

de Laat occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Laat? popularity and diffusion

The last name de Laat is the 98,443rd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,513,195 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of de Laat are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,278 people, or 1 in 3,947. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 72 percent live, South Holland, where 7 percent live and North Holland, where 6 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

de Laat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Laat has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Laat Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Laat earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.12% more than the national average, earning R 349,608 per year and in Canada they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $53,534 CAD per year.

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di Latte67166/
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