Van Buskirk Surname

266,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Van Buskirk Surname Definition:

VAN BUSKIRK: From the church in the wood, from Bos, a wood, and kerk, a church.

Van Buskirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1561:313,54628,694
Canada2641:139,56714,363
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England151:3,714,537119,675
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9861:50,9325,768

Van Buskirk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VAN BUSKIRK: From the church in the wood, from Bos, a wood, and kerk, a church.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Van Buskirk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Van Buskirk occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Van Buskirk is the 266,135th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,960,889 people. Van Buskirk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Van Buskirk are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Van Buskirk is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,156 people, or 1 in 313,546. In The United States Van Buskirk is most frequent in: California, where 17 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Van Buskirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Van Buskirk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Van Buskirk last name rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Van Buskirk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Van Buskirk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.6% less than the national average, earning R 181,548 per year; in United States they earn 62% more than the national average, earning $69,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning $51,694 CAD per year.

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