Hoogendoorn Surname

65,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoogendoorn Surname Definition:

“High Thorn” - place name in Dutch.

Hoogendoorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,2001:2,724200
United States7051:514,12643,043
Canada2561:143,92814,778
Australia1701:158,79816,605
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Belgium661:174,19223,583
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Hoogendoorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“High Thorn” - place name in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Hoogendoorn Last Name Facts

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

Hoogendoorn occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoogendoorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hoogendoorn is the 65,270th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 952,620 people. Hoogendoorn is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Hoogendoorn live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6,200 people, or 1 in 2,724. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 43 percent live, Utrecht, where 20 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Hoogendoorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hoogendoorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoogendoorn surname grew 14,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hoogendoorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hoogendoorn surname are 31.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hoogendoorn earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning 369,389 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.14% more than the national average, earning R 297,384 per year; in United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning $49,554 CAD per year.

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