van Steen Surname

133,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Steen Surname User-submission:

(Dutch) From or at the stone (or possibly a stone house). Exactly like stein in German, or roche, roch, rock, rocke in French or English, given to a dweller near a rock or rocks.

van Steen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7751:9,5141,242
Belgium1,3501:8,5161,192
United States751:4,832,786249,377
France381:1,747,966156,445
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
England221:2,532,63991,802
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
China51:273,464,31313,838
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

van Steen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch) From or at the stone (or possibly a stone house). Exactly like stein in German, or roche, roch, rock, rocke in French or English, given to a dweller near a rock or rocks.

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Van der Steen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning 'of (house) stone'. Variations of the name include Vandersteen, Van den Steen, Van Steen, Van de (n) Steene, Vandensteene.

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van Steen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Steen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 133,460th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,157,355 people. van Steen occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Steen are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van Steen is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,775 people, or 1 in 9,514. In The Netherlands van Steen is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 47 percent reside, South Holland, where 17 percent reside and North Holland, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands van Steen occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

van Steen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Steen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $50,464 CAD per year.

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