Stuyvesant Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Stuyvesant Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who came from Stuvesant (quicksand), in Zeeland.

Stuyvesant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Stuyvesant (62) may also be a first name.

Stuyvesant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who came from Stuvesant (quicksand), in Zeeland.

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

(New York), Stuifzand (Dutch/Flemish), Quicksand.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Stuyvesant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stuyvesant occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stuyvesant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 942,947th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Stuyvesant are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stuyvesant is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 62 people.

The last name Stuyvesant is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and New Mexico, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 12 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Stuyvesant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stuyvesant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stuyvesant last name increased 442 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stuyvesant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stuyvesant are 9.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56% being registered with the party.

Stuyvesant earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $48,139 USD per year.

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