van der Velde Surname

45,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Velde Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Of the Field [see under Vanderbilt, and + Dutch veld, field]

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van der Velde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands10,1461:1,664101
Belgium4031:28,5284,576
Australia3221:83,8389,718
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
England641:870,59545,570
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Canada421:877,27667,671
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
France221:3,019,215204,848
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

van der Velde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Of the Field [see under Vanderbilt, and + Dutch veld, field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch/Flemish surname, and it means 'of the field'.

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van der Velde Last Name Facts

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

van der Velde is most common in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 45,125th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 633,645 people. van der Velde occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of van der Velde are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 10,146 people, or 1 in 1,664. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 21 percent are found, Friesland, where 13 percent are found and North Holland, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

van der Velde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van der Velde has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the van der Velde last name expanded 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Velde Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Velde earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 116.61% more than the national average, earning R 514,752 per year; in United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $55,740 CAD per year.

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