Van Tessel Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Van Tessel Surname Definition:

VAN TESSEL, VAN TASSEL: (Dutch.) From Tessel or Texel, an island in North Holland.

Van Tessel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Van Tessel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VAN TESSEL, VAN TASSEL: (Dutch.) From Tessel or Texel, an island in North Holland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Van Tessel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Van Tessel is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name Van Tessel is the 1,471,719th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Van Tessel reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 128,910. In The Netherlands Van Tessel is mostly found in: Utrecht, where 61 percent reside, Gelderland, where 17 percent reside and North Holland, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands Van Tessel occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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