Hoogstraten Surname

288,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoogstraten Surname Definition:

HOOGSTRATEN: (Dutch.) Local. High—street.

Hoogstraten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0451:16,1602,471
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Canada971:379,85133,859
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Hoogstraten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

HOOGSTRATEN: (Dutch.) Local. High—street.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Hoogstraten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoogstraten is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoogstraten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 288,063rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,471,131 people. Hoogstraten is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Hoogstraten are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,045 people, or 1 in 16,160. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 22 percent reside, Utrecht, where 19 percent reside and Gelderland, where 16 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands Hoogstraten is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Hoogstraten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hoogstraten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoogstraten surname increased 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hoogstraten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hoogstraten are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hoogstraten earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 26.79% more than the national average, earning $54,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.99% more than the national average, earning $60,607 CAD per year.

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