den Ouden Surname

150,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

den Ouden Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), the Old. van der Oudermeulen, (Dutch/Flemish), of the Old mill. Ouderogge, Old rye. In 1548, there was living a Jan Oom Jansz. in de Roghe; i. e., John Uncle John's son in the Rye. Outhuis, Old house.

den Ouden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,7191:6,211686
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Belgium191:605,08754,956
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Norway91:571,36544,190
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

den Ouden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), the Old. van der Oudermeulen, (Dutch/Flemish), of the Old mill. Ouderogge, Old rye. In 1548, there was living a Jan Oom Jansz. in de Roghe; i. e., John Uncle John's son in the Rye. Outhuis, Old house.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

den Ouden Last Name Facts

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

The last name den Ouden has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name den Ouden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,270th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,482,134 people. The surname den Ouden occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of den Ouden are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

den Ouden is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,719 people, or 1 in 6,211. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 50 percent reside, North Brabant, where 15 percent reside and North Holland, where 9 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands den Ouden occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

den Ouden Last Name Statistics demography

The amount den Ouden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.63% more than the national average, earning 431,325 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.26% more than the national average, earning R 402,216 per year; in United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.97% less than the national average, earning $49,201 CAD per year.

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