Van Woert Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Van Woert Surname Definition:

VAN WOERT, VAN WORT: Local. From Woert, a town in Holland.

Van Woert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Van Woert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VAN WOERT, VAN WORT: Local. From Woert, a town in Holland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Van Woert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Van Woert occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Van Woert.

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

This surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Van Woert live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Iowa, where 15 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Malta, where 1 percent are found.

Van Woert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Van Woert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Van Woert last name contracted 24 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Van Woert Last Name Statistics demography

Van Woert earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.47% more than the national average, earning $54,141 USD per year.

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