Van Schoonhoven Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Van Schoonhoven Surname Definition:

VAN SCHOONHOVEN: (Dutch.) Local. From the town of Schoonhoven, in South Holland, which signifies "fine gardens;"from schoon, fine, and hof, a garden or court, plural hoven.

Van Schoonhoven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7611:22,1913,548
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Australia321:843,61652,533
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Van Schoonhoven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VAN SCHOONHOVEN: (Dutch.) Local. From the town of Schoonhoven, in South Holland, which signifies "fine gardens;"from schoon, fine, and hof, a garden or court, plural hoven.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Van Schoonhoven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Van Schoonhoven is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 396,526th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,197,464 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Van Schoonhoven are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 761 people, or 1 in 22,191. In The Netherlands Van Schoonhoven is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 37 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and South Holland, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Van Schoonhoven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Van Schoonhoven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Van Schoonhoven last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Van Schoonhoven Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Van Schoonhoven earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 137.94% more than the national average, earning $102,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% less than the national average, earning $45,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanschoonhoven97145/
van Shoonhoven972/
van Schoonhooven970/
van Schoonoven970/
Vanschoonhovan900/
van Sonhoven8933/
van Zonhoven814/
van Swygenhoven7315/

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