Vandecar Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

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

Vandecar Surname User-submission:

The first known person to carry this name was Dirk Van Der Karre (Van Der Kerre) who was born in 1637 in Ulster, NY which was then part of New Netherlands. New Netherlands had been founded by the Dutch in 1624 and only existed until 1664 when the English wrested control of it and renamed it New York.

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Vandecar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6031:601,09348,934
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Vandecar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The first known person to carry this name was Dirk Van Der Karre (Van Der Kerre) who was born in 1637 in Ulster, NY which was then part of New Netherlands. New Netherlands had been founded by the Dutch in 1624 and only existed until 1664 when the English wrested control of it and renamed it New York. The Dutch adopted surnames around this time in NY, so it is quite likely that the Van Der Karre name originated then.

The name means Van (from) Der (the) Karre, but it is not known what/where the Karre refers - it could be a town, river, or some other geographic name from the Netherlands in the 1600s.

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Vandecar Last Name Facts

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

Vandecar is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandecar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 523,160th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Vandecar are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 603 people, or 1 in 601,093. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 32 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Washington, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Vandecar occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Vandecar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vandecar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vandecar surname grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vandecar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vandecar last name are 8.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vandecar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 247.78% more than the national average, earning R 826,464 per year; in United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.05% less than the national average, earning $42,204 CAD per year.

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