Essenstam Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Essenstam Surname User-submission:

The name "Essenstam" comes from the Netherlands and means "trunk of an ash tree". The family tree goes back to around the year 1680, when a young boy was found as an orphan under an ash tree. He was named 'Jan Jacob Essenstam'.

Originally the family's roots lie near the city of Apeldoorn, but since WW2 the family has started branching off into other area's.

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Essenstam 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
Netherlands1861:90,79114,945
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Essenstam Surname Meaning

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The name "Essenstam" comes from the Netherlands and means "trunk of an ash tree". The family tree goes back to around the year 1680, when a young boy was found as an orphan under an ash tree. He was named 'Jan Jacob Essenstam'.

Originally the family's roots lie near the city of Apeldoorn, but since WW2 the family has started branching off into other area's. Two brothers: Jan & Arie, were orphaned during the war. Arie ended up in a foster family in Rotterdam, the oldest daughter of which he fell in love with and eventually married to. They had one son: Gertjan Essenstam.

Jan on the other hand joined the dutch military and fought in the dutch indies (modern day indonesia). As the war turned for the worst, Jan and a small group of dutch marines fled the region by night on a small minesweeper, cloaked as an island during the day. Eventually ending up in Australia. There he had several kids too.

Jan Essenstam died in October 2015, Arie still lives in Rotterdam.

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Essenstam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Essenstam occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Essenstam.

How Common Is The Last Name Essenstam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,185,157th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Essenstam are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 90,791. In The Netherlands Essenstam is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 63 percent reside, North Brabant, where 12 percent reside and North Holland, where 11 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Essenstam exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

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