Van Loon Surname

31,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Van Loon Surname Definition:

VAN LOON: Local. From Loon, a town on the river Maes, in Holland.

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Van Loon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands12,0111:1,40678
Belgium2,8551:4,027430
Australia7301:36,9804,857
United States3901:929,38269,672
Canada2631:140,09714,419
France1731:383,94656,838
Germany921:875,05962,702
Suriname701:7,8951,936
South Africa641:846,52756,162
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
England481:1,160,79354,689
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Aruba321:3,234449
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Curaçao41:39,312638
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Van Loon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VAN LOON: Local. From Loon, a town on the river Maes, in Holland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

It is an Americanized version of the Dutch surname van Loon. It means 'of wages', hinting at a possible wealthy background.

- vanfeefee19

Van Loon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Van Loon Come From? nationality or country of origin

Van Loon is most common in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Van Loon.

How Common Is The Last Name Van Loon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,267th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 426,696 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Van Loon live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Van Loon is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 12,011 people, or 1 in 1,406. In The Netherlands Van Loon is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 44 percent live, South Holland, where 20 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Van Loon is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Van Loon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Van Loon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Van Loon surname rose 182 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Van Loon Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Van Loon earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.63% more than the national average, earning R 327,072 per year; in United States they earn 60.69% more than the national average, earning $69,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $55,383 CAD per year.

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