Vandermeer Surname

115,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Vandermeer Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Dweller at, or near, the lake.

Vandermeer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2021:164,60416,726
Canada1,0391:35,4634,528
Australia2841:95,05510,817
Belgium2461:46,7347,602
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
England291:1,921,31276,208
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Wales81:386,81619,671
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France41:16,605,680368,153
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Vandermeer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Dweller at, or near, the lake.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Vandermeer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vandermeer (Russian: Вандермеер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandermeer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vandermeer is the 115,555th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,824,167 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Vandermeer reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,202 people, or 1 in 164,604. In The United States Vandermeer is most common in: Michigan, where 28 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Vandermeer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vandermeer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vandermeer surname expanded 24,467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vandermeer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vandermeer last name are 21.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vandermeer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $50,933 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vandermeer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vandermeer in the Russian language
Вандермеерvandermeer-

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