van Egmond Surname

76,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Egmond Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of Egmond; i. e., Mouth of the Hegge, a river in North Holland. Klaas Kolyn, who wrote in 1170, spells it indifferently Hegmonde, Hegmunde, Egmont, and Agmont.

van Egmond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,5861:3,023234
Canada2581:142,81214,673
Australia2311:116,86512,949
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Belgium291:396,43641,978
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
England211:2,653,24194,788
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France51:13,284,544357,392
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

van Egmond Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of Egmond; i. e., Mouth of the Hegge, a river in North Holland. Klaas Kolyn, who wrote in 1170, spells it indifferently Hegmonde, Hegmunde, Egmont, and Agmont.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Egmond Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Egmond occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of van Egmond.

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

The last name is the 76,712th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,141,354 people. The surname van Egmond occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of van Egmond reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Egmond is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 5,586 people, or 1 in 3,023. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 49 percent live, North Holland, where 21 percent live and Utrecht, where 7 percent live. Beside The Netherlands van Egmond is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

van Egmond Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Egmond earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning R 263,724 per year; in United States they earn 17.71% more than the national average, earning $50,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $54,442 CAD per year.

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