van den Haag Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

van den Haag Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Hague; i. e., the Hedge, or Place en­closed by a hedge. The proper name of the city of the Hague is's Gravenhage, the Count's hedge. (variant: Haig.)

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van den Haag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van den Haag Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Hague; i. e., the Hedge, or Place en­closed by a hedge. The proper name of the city of the Hague is's Gravenhage, the Count's hedge. (variant: Haig.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Van den Haag is one of the world's rarest 'van-' surnames. It's easy to determine its definition. In surnames, 'van' means 'of/from' in Dutch. 'Den' means 'the', and 'Haag' means 'Hague'. Den Haag is the Dutch word for the Hollandic city of The Hague. The Hague is the Dutch administrative capital but not the 1st largest city. From Rotterdam, The Hague is 20 minutes by train, 33 minutes by electric tram, 0.5h by car, and 1h20m by bike. From Amsterdam, The Hague is 50-55 minutes by car, 37 minutes by intercity train, 3.5h by bike.

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van den Haag Last Name Facts

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

van den Haag occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 11,742,229th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of van den Haag are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 61,156,688. In Italy van den Haag is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 100 percent live. Other than Italy this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

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