van Linden Surname

269,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Linden Surname User-submission:

This last name is from Belgium. It means 'one who came from a person who planted linden trees'.

van Linden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8731:13,1691,986
Netherlands4511:37,4446,305
France371:1,795,209158,669
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England61:9,286,343223,652
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Linden Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This last name is from Belgium. It means 'one who came from a person who planted linden trees'.

- Ariel G

van Linden Last Name Facts

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

van Linden is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van Linden.

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

The surname is the 269,054th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,025,894 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Linden are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Linden is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 873 people, or 1 in 13,169. In Belgium van Linden is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Belgium it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 31 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

van Linden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Linden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Linden last name grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Linden Last Name Statistics demography

van Linden earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $48,307 CAD per year.

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