de Vries Surname

5,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Vries Surname Definition:

= Defries, q.v.

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de Vries 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
Netherlands78,1151:2163
South Africa7,2821:7,440946
Australia2,2671:11,9081,742
Belgium1,3761:8,3551,166
United States1,1921:304,07627,984
Germany1,1811:68,1678,724
Canada1,1001:33,4964,322
France5501:120,76918,270
New Zealand5251:8,6251,490
England4951:112,56211,582
Suriname4411:1,253107
Thailand3331:212,12735,411
Switzerland2731:30,0844,523
Spain2151:217,45114,567
Sweden1421:69,3435,253
Israel1271:67,3838,384
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Aruba551:1,881275
Ecuador541:294,5538,948
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Namibia511:47,2435,945
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Curaçao331:4,765122
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Austria261:327,51736,002
Norway261:197,78022,769
Andorra221:3,811733
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Hong Kong131:564,2683,428
China101:136,732,1577,199
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Wales101:309,45316,869
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Saint Martin81:4,394114
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Monaco31:12,3552,088
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

de Vries (20) may also be a first name.

de Vries Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Defries, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch) The Frieslander [Dutch de, the + Vries, Frieslander, Frisian: see under Fraser in Dict.]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Person from Friesland.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch) The Frisian, i.e., one who came from the province of Friesland (curled hair, or free).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Dutch/Flemish), the Frisian.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname that means: "The Frisian".

- anonymous submission

A Dutch surname meaning: The Frisian.

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de Vries Demographics

Average Male de Vries Height

179.74 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 142 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de Vries Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Vries occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of de Vries.

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

The last name de Vries is the 5,831st most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 75,319 people. de Vries occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of de Vries live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe. de Vries is also the 2,446,817th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 78,115 people, or 1 in 216. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 20 percent reside, Friesland, where 16 percent reside and South Holland, where 16 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands de Vries is found in 110 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

de Vries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Vries has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Vries surname increased 890 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 2,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

de Vries Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the de Vries surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount de Vries earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning 320,690 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.26% more than the national average, earning R 342,828 per year; in United States they earn 62.13% more than the national average, earning $69,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $51,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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de Vrie933/
De-Vries8885/
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de Wries882/
de Vriez880/
de Vrijer82285/
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de Brie80279/
de Vrye80243/
de Vrée806/
de Briesch782/
de Briey75234/
de Vryer7524/
de Bruis756/
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