van Dam Surname

25,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Dam Surname Definition:

“Of the Dam” or “Of the Dyke” in Dutch. Also “Of the Game of Draughts”.

van Dam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands17,0171:99241
Belgium1,6371:7,023938
United States7941:456,49739,012
Canada4371:84,3159,378
South Africa3051:177,63219,553
France1351:492,02069,079
Germany951:847,42661,310
England771:723,61140,488
Spain611:766,42732,250
Australia581:465,44335,949
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Austria391:218,34426,757
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Israel131:658,28045,106
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Norway71:734,61250,907
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Belize11:355,4743,977
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malta11:430,2723,380
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

van Dam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Dam” or “Of the Dyke” in Dutch. Also “Of the Game of Draughts”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the dam or dike.

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

Local. From the town of Bam, in Holland, which signifies a mole or bank to prevent inundations, and where towns were frequently built, as Amsterdam (Amstel—dam), Rotterdam.

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

And Vandamme (Dutch/Flemish), of Dam. After of Dam, add “in Friesland, and of Damme in Flanders.”

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Dam Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Dam is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Dam.

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

The surname van Dam is the 25,695th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 347,655 people. The surname van Dam is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of van Dam reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 17,017 people, or 1 in 992. In The Netherlands van Dam is most numerous in: South Holland, where 36 percent are found, North Holland, where 16 percent are found and Gelderland, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

van Dam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Dam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Dam surname expanded 640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Dam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Dam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning 321,497 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.16% more than the national average, earning R 356,844 per year; in United States they earn 59.46% more than the national average, earning $68,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.85% more than the national average, earning $56,067 CAD per year.

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