Van Vechten Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Van Vechten Surname Definition:
VAN VECHTEN: (Dutch.) From Vechten, on the river Vecht, in Holland.
Read More About This SurnameVan Vechten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 124 | 1:404,989 | 29,999 |
Van Vechten Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
VAN VECHTEN: (Dutch.) From Vechten, on the river Vecht, in Holland.
User-submitted Reference
Americanization of the Dutch, van Vechten, ('of Vechten') which comes from a family named for living on the River Vecht in the province of Utrecht. Vechten, in Dutch, means 'to fight'.
- slugblanglerThe surname Van Vechten comes from the words van, meaning 'from', and vechten, meaning 'fighting'.
- Van VechtenVan Vechten Demographics
Average Van Vechten Salary in
United States
$101,357 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Van Vechten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Van Vechten Come From? nationality or country of origin
Van Vechten is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Van Vechten? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,460,878th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Van Vechten live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Van Vechten is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States Van Vechten is most prevalent in: California, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Oregon, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States Van Vechten occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.
Van Vechten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Van Vechten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Van Vechten Last Name Statistics demography
Van Vechten earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 134.9% more than the national average, earning $101,357 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Vecten | 95 | 0 | / |
| Van-Vechten | 91 | 1 | / |
| van Vachten | 91 | 0 | / |
| van Vichten | 91 | 0 | / |
| van Vechtin | 91 | 0 | / |
| van Veten | 90 | 0 | / |
| van Vetten | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Vectin | 86 | 0 | / |
| van Westen | 76 | 907 | / |
| van Wetten | 76 | 730 | / |
| van Betten | 76 | 110 | / |
| van Beeten | 76 | 57 | / |
| van Besten | 76 | 17 | / |
| van Beesten | 73 | 141 | / |
| van Weysten | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Weijsten | 70 | 13 | / |
| van Buiten | 67 | 579 | / |
| van Buyten | 67 | 376 | / |
| von Westen | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Westing | 64 | 356 | / |
| van Buijten | 64 | 41 | / |
| von Beesten | 64 | 4 | / |
| van Wuijtene | 61 | 1 | / |
| Van-Buiten | 57 | 8 | / |
| van Uiting | 57 | 1 | / |
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