Vandermark Surname

194,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,163 people bear this surname

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

Vandermark Surname Definition:

(Dutch.) From the Mark. Mark was the denomination of a kind of county which made the bound or limit of a country—like the British marches. Hence mark—graaf, marquis, the keeper of the marks or marches.

Vandermark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9691:184,08318,357
Canada731:504,73442,927
England611:913,41146,955
Australia471:574,37741,856
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belize11:355,4743,977
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4811:104,40510,516

Vandermark Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch.) From the Mark. Mark was the denomination of a kind of county which made the bound or limit of a country—like the British marches. Hence mark—graaf, marquis, the keeper of the marks or marches.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Vandermark Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vandermark occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandermark? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 194,280th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,369,184 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Vandermark are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,969 people, or 1 in 184,083. In The United States Vandermark is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 27 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Vandermark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vandermark has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vandermark last name rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vandermark Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vandermark last name are 14.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.19% registered with the party.

The amount Vandermark earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $41,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $52,999 CAD per year.

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