van der Tooren Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Tooren Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), della Torre (Italian), of the Tower. Tor­ricelli, Little towers. Torrey (English), anciently de Turre, Tower.

van der Tooren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van der Tooren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), della Torre (Italian), of the Tower. Tor­ricelli, Little towers. Torrey (English), anciently de Turre, Tower.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van der Tooren Last Name Facts

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

The last name van der Tooren occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of van der Tooren.

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

The last name is the 1,918,812th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname van der Tooren is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of van der Tooren reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 196,363. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Gelderland, where 38 percent live, South Holland, where 26 percent live and North Holland, where 23 percent live. Other than The Netherlands van der Tooren exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Tooren
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis