van der Toorren Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Toorren Surname Definition:

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

van der Toorren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van der Toorren 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 Toorren Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Toorren is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 2,273,756th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of van der Toorren live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 344,636. In The Netherlands van der Toorren is mostly found in: North Holland, where 41 percent are found, Gelderland, where 22 percent are found and Utrecht, where 22 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands van der Toorren exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

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