van den Broek Surname

45,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van den Broek Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Marsh, Pool, or Fen. Broek also signifies small-clothes; and the family of Abbenbroek (i. e., Abbe's marsh) carry a pair in their Arms!-a most absurd specimen of canting Arms.

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van den Broek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8,5451:1,976127
Belgium1,0471:10,9811,596
Australia6431:41,9845,367
France2531:262,54040,467
New Zealand1771:25,5844,487
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
England731:763,26141,903
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Wales111:281,32115,850
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

van den Broek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Marsh, Pool, or Fen. Broek also signifies small-clothes; and the family of Abbenbroek (i. e., Abbe's marsh) carry a pair in their Arms!-a most absurd specimen of canting Arms.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Van den Broek means 'originating from the broek'. Broek is a type of landscape found in the Netherlands. A broek is created by subsurface groundwater which keeps the landscape in a wet, swampy state.

- tbreidr

Van den broek is a Dutch surname meaning 'wearing the pants'.

- aristo

This surname means 'from Brussels' in Old Dutch.

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van den Broek Last Name Facts

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

The last name van den Broek is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of van den Broek.

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

van den Broek is the 45,140th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 633,920 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of van den Broek reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van den Broek is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 8,545 people, or 1 in 1,976. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 40 percent reside, South Holland, where 16 percent reside and Gelderland, where 14 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands van den Broek is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

van den Broek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van den Broek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van den Broek Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van den Broek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 117.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,239 per year; in South Africa they earn 84.22% more than the national average, earning R 437,784 per year; in United States they earn 134.45% more than the national average, earning $101,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $48,630 CAD per year.

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