Van Zandt Surname

393,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Van Zandt Surname Definition:

VAN ZANDT: (Dutch.) From the sand; or from Zante, an island in the Mediterranean.

Van Zandt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8311:436,17237,541
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France131:5,109,440259,941
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3021:166,28715,069

Van Zandt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VAN ZANDT: (Dutch.) From the sand; or from Zante, an island in the Mediterranean.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Van Zandt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Van Zandt is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 393,872nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,124,354 people. Van Zandt occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Van Zandt reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 831 people, or 1 in 436,172. In The United States Van Zandt is most numerous in: Texas, where 25 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Van Zandt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Van Zandt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Van Zandt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Van Zandt earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 46.05% more than the national average, earning $63,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.62% less than the national average, earning $45,400 CAD per year.

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Van Zandt Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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