Modderman Surname

309,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Monaco

Modderman Surname User-submission:

The Modderman surname derives from the occupational name of digging the dikes and opening up the dikes, which was called modderman, meaning 'mud man'.

Modderman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8341:20,2483,191
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
France211:3,162,987209,042
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Monaco51:7,4131,114
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Modderman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Modderman surname derives from the occupational name of digging the dikes and opening up the dikes, which was called modderman, meaning 'mud man'.

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Modderman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Modderman occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modderman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 309,763rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,988,123 people. The last name Modderman is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Modderman live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Modderman is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 834 people, or 1 in 20,248. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Friesland, where 18 percent live, Groningen, where 16 percent live and South Holland, where 16 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Modderman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Modderman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 5,620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Modderman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Modderman last name are 43.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 89.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Modderman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.8% more than the national average, earning $60,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moddermann9523/
Moderman940/
Mudderman8947/
Mooderman894/
Medderman891/
Maderman821/
Muderman820/
Muiderman7868/
Muyderman7837/
Madermann782/
Muijderman7498/
Mudirman715/
Madorman711/
Medirman711/
Madarmean671/

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