van Buren Surname

110,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Buren Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who came from the neighborhood.

van Buren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,1101:8,003978
United States1,7901:202,49119,895
Canada771:478,51441,057
Belgium411:280,40633,354
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
France361:1,845,076161,051
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5531:32,3373,885

The alternate forms: van Büren (11) are calculated separately.

van Buren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who came from the neighborhood.

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

(Dutch.) Local. From the town of Buren, in Holland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(Dutch/Flemish), of Buren; i.e., dwellings (bur, Sax., dwell­ing),— a town in Gelderland, which has given a name to a President of the United States. Burlage, Dwelling hollow, Low place of the dwelling?

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Buren Last Name Facts

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

van Buren is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: van Büren. Click here for further potential spellings of van Buren.

How Common Is The Last Name van Buren? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 110,536th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,733,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of van Buren are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,110 people, or 1 in 8,003. In The Netherlands van Buren is most numerous in: South Holland, where 47 percent are found, Gelderland, where 14 percent are found and North Holland, where 10 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

van Buren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Buren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Buren last name rose 115 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Buren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the van Buren surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount van Buren earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.5% more than the national average, earning R 355,272 per year; in United States they earn 48.38% more than the national average, earning $64,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $56,546 CAD per year.

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