Vancaster Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vancaster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vancaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Belgium1201:95,80514,735
France131:5,109,440259,941
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Vancaster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vancaster occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vancaster.

How Common Is The Last Name Vancaster? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 876,631st most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. Vancaster is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Vancaster reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Vancaster is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 2,144,727. In The United States Vancaster is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 50 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States Vancaster is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 39 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Vancaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vancaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vancaster last name expanded 5,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vancaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vancaster surname are 35.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.35% registered with the party.

Vancaster earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $38,578 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vancaster
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