van der Aa Surname

161,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Aa Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Aa. There are several rivers called Aa, in Holland. “Auua,” in the old Saxon, “æ,” “æa,” “ea,” or “ie,” in the Anglo-Saxon, signifies running water, a river, a stream, water. (variant: van der Ee.)

van der Aa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7261:9,7841,287
Belgium7831:14,6832,234
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Australia381:710,41347,396
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England51:11,143,612252,590
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Aruba11:103,4772,586

van der Aa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Aa. There are several rivers called Aa, in Holland. “Auua,” in the old Saxon, “æ,” “æa,” “ea,” or “ie,” in the Anglo-Saxon, signifies running water, a river, a stream, water. (variant: van der Ee.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van der Aa Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Aa is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Aa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 161,453rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,702,093 people. The last name van der Aa is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van der Aa reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,726 people, or 1 in 9,784. In The Netherlands van der Aa is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 50 percent reside, Gelderland, where 11 percent reside and South Holland, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 29 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

van der Aa Last Name Statistics demography

van der Aa earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.24% less than the national average, earning $44,596 CAD per year.

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