van Gogh Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gogh Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, denoting someone belonging to the town of Goch (marshy place), right on the border with the Netherlands, in Westphalia. The Dutch version is Gogh, with the prefix van, meaning 'of' or 'from' (German Von Goch).

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van Gogh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8631:19,5683,074
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Belgium311:370,85940,209
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England171:3,277,533109,658
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Gogh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, denoting someone belonging to the town of Goch (marshy place), right on the border with the Netherlands, in Westphalia. The Dutch version is Gogh, with the prefix van, meaning 'of' or 'from' (German Von Goch).

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The van Gogh surname is based on a location, meaning 'from Goch', a town in Western Germany.

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van Gogh Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Gogh has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name van Gogh is the 347,450th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,927,325 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of van Gogh live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 19,568. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 47 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and Gelderland, where 9 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

van Gogh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Gogh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Gogh surname grew 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Gogh Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Gogh earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $45,001 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Gough948/
van Gog93540/
von Gogh8834/
Van-Gogh884/
van Goog881/
van Og8637/
von Gough821/
Van-Gog8025/
van Hoog7557/
van Gaag751/
van Augh750/
van Hoogt711/
van Agt67225/
van Hak6791/
van Hoc677/
van Uoc671/
van Oik671/
Van't Hoog671/

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