Slootmans Surname
Approximately 611 people bear this surname
Slootmans Surname User-submission:
In about 1550-52 Peter Slootmans was born in Wilrijk (Antwerp Province, Belgium). His father is said to have been Claes Van De Slote. Apparently during the registration of Peter's birth or some later registration, the priest of the local parish misunderstood the child's surname and registered it as Slootmans.
Read More About This SurnameSlootmans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 367 | 1:31,326 | 5,067 |
| Netherlands | 129 | 1:130,908 | 20,305 |
| Argentina | 91 | 1:469,708 | 35,035 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
Slootmans Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In about 1550-52 Peter Slootmans was born in Wilrijk (Antwerp Province, Belgium). His father is said to have been Claes Van De Slote. Apparently during the registration of Peter's birth or some later registration, the priest of the local parish misunderstood the child's surname and registered it as Slootmans. All of Peter's descendants were given the surname Slootmans. This leads to the curious situation where, in all probability, everyone with this surname today are related.
According to thelate Professor Robert Van Passen (1923-2002) the family could be descendants of 'Berewilpo Ex Sclauti) who is said to have sold land he owned near Ghent to Saint Amandus who founded an abbey on this land (later called Saint-Baafs Abbay). Prof. Van Passen traced the descendants of this Berewilpo till the early 15th century near Boekhoute (Prov. East-Flanders, Belgum). There he lost track of the family who was, by then called Van De Slote.
See: Slootmans-website for a large collection of data on the family Slootmans.
- besloSlootmans Demographics
Average Slootmans Salary in
South Africa
R 336,240
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Slootmans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Slootmans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Slootmans occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Slootmans? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 529,538th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. Slootmans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Slootmans live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 31,326. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside and Argentina, where 15 percent reside.
Slootmans Last Name Statistics demography
Slootmans earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.49% more than the national average, earning R 336,240 per year.
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