Vanderlinden Surname

71,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vanderlinden Surname Definition:

VANDERLINDEN: Corrupted to Van O Linda—from the linden—trees or grove of linden.

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Vanderlinden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,6771:3,127309
United States2,4481:148,06315,266
Canada3431:107,42211,548
France1191:558,17475,634
Netherlands1141:148,13322,302
Australia601:449,92835,109
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England91:6,190,895170,599
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Vanderlinden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VANDERLINDEN: Corrupted to Van O Linda—from the linden—trees or grove of linden.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

This Germanic pre-7th century surname is known for people who live near a lime tree (pagan religions).

- t_vanderlinde

Vanderlinden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vanderlinden (Russian: Вандерлинден) is found most in Belgium. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanderlinden? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanderlinden is the 71,882nd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,061,705 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Vanderlinden are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 3,677 people, or 1 in 3,127. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 61 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 27 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Belgium Vanderlinden is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Vanderlinden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vanderlinden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vanderlinden last name grew 4,149 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanderlinden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vanderlinden surname are 16.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.04% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vanderlinden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.89% less than the national average, earning R 81,048 per year; in United States they earn 3% more than the national average, earning $44,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vanderlinden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanderlinden in the Russian language
Вандерлинденvanderlinden-

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