van Dommelen Surname

166,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Dommelen Surname User-submission:

This name originated in the Netherlands in the late 1700s. The story is that on Saturday June 19th, 1728, in Wallre, Netherlands, 27 year old Rutgerus (son of Lambertus Rutten and Maria Janssens) went with his fiance to register to be married.

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van Dommelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,1851:7,729939
Belgium1691:68,02710,874
United States601:6,040,982292,121
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Canada421:877,27667,671
Australia361:749,88148,970
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Malta41:107,5681,849
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Dommelen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name originated in the Netherlands in the late 1700s. The story is that on Saturday June 19th, 1728, in Wallre, Netherlands, 27 year old Rutgerus (son of Lambertus Rutten and Maria Janssens) went with his fiance to register to be married. The registrar didn't know who he or his father were so after describing to the official where he was from, the official wrote Rutgerus van Dommelen, taking his surname from the Dommel river.

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van Dommelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Dommelen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Dommelen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Dommelen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 166,357th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,800,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of van Dommelen reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,185 people, or 1 in 7,729. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 46 percent live, South Holland, where 20 percent live and Utrecht, where 11 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

van Dommelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Dommelen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Dommelen last name rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Dommelen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Dommelen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 240.58% more than the national average, earning R 809,340 per year; in United States they earn 121.07% more than the national average, earning $95,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $49,621 CAD per year.

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