Van Arden Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Van Arden Surname Definition:

VAN ARDEN, VAN AERDEN, VAN ORDEN: Local. From Aerden, a town in Holland.

Van Arden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Van Arden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VAN ARDEN, VAN AERDEN, VAN ORDEN: Local. From Aerden, a town in Holland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Van Arden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Van Arden is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Van Arden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Van Arden occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Van Arden are found; 50 percent are found in Australasia and 50 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 2,249,642. In Australia Van Arden is mostly concentrated in: South Australia, where 83 percent are found and New South Wales, where 17 percent are found. Besides Australia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 39 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Van Arden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Van Arden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Van Arden surname decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Van Arden Last Name Statistics demography

Van Arden earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.04% less than the national average, earning $44,697 CAD per year.

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