Roelandts Surname

262,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Roelandts Surname Definition:

(Dutch, Belgian) Descendant of Roeland (fame, land).

Roelandts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,1731:9,8011,398
France1721:386,17957,106
Australia481:562,41041,290
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Roelandts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch, Belgian) Descendant of Roeland (fame, land).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Roelandts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roelandts is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roelandts? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roelandts is the 262,152nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,871,354 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Roelandts are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 1,173 people, or 1 in 9,801. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 71 percent live, Walloon Region, where 15 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Belgium Roelandts exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Roelandts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roelandts last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Roelandts earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 52.7% more than the national average, earning $65,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $57,125 CAD per year.

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