van Pelt Surname

66,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Pelt Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who came from Pelt (the marshy place), in Holland.

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van Pelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,1741:4,046384
United States2,0571:176,20817,675
Belgium6251:18,3952,822
Canada2011:183,31118,199
Australia1971:137,03414,802
England471:1,185,49155,443
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
France291:2,290,439180,028
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3981:35,9224,262

van Pelt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who came from Pelt (the marshy place), in Holland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Belgian in origin, or possibly Dutch, van Pelt means 'from the marshy land' or 'from the swamp land' and was used to clarify distinction of the area of Belgium from where they hailed which can be traced to Belgium's province of Limburg.

- lunessence

van Pelt Last Name Facts

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

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

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

This surname is the 66,453rd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 971,543 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of van Pelt are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,174 people, or 1 in 4,046. In The Netherlands van Pelt is mostly found in: South Holland, where 46 percent reside, North Brabant, where 28 percent reside and North Holland, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Belgium, where 8 percent reside.

van Pelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Pelt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Pelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the van Pelt last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount van Pelt earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 62.41% more than the national average, earning $70,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $54,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Pielt941/
van Peldt940/
van Pel93246/
van Peel88173/
van Poel8839/
Van-Pelt8822/
van Pell887/
van Pilt882/
van Pelp881/
von Pelt880/
van Pelh880/
van Pflt880/
von Peltz821/
Van-Plet751/
van Puil751/
von Poehl714/

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van Pelt Reference & Research

Van_Pelt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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