van den Boom Surname

200,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van den Boom Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at the tree'. It is derived from the word boom, meaning 'tree'.

van den Boom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,6191:10,4311,405
Germany1171:688,08152,903
Belgium931:123,62018,077
Australia731:369,80430,692
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
France381:1,747,966156,445
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England41:13,929,515290,718
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

van den Boom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at the tree'. It is derived from the word boom, meaning 'tree'.

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van den Boom Last Name Facts

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

The last name van den Boom is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van den Boom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 200,455th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,500,262 people. The last name van den Boom occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of van den Boom live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van den Boom is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,619 people, or 1 in 10,431. In The Netherlands van den Boom is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 39 percent reside, Gelderland, where 17 percent reside and South Holland, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands van den Boom is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

van den Boom Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van den Boom earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 90.67% more than the national average, earning $82,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.3% more than the national average, earning $60,267 CAD per year.

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