Vanderploeg Surname

178,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Vanderploeg Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who was formerly a plowman.

Vanderploeg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0631:175,69517,641
Canada2831:130,19613,551
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England41:13,929,515290,718
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Vanderploeg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who was formerly a plowman.

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

Vanderploeg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vanderploeg is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanderploeg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,955th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,055,575 people. Vanderploeg is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Vanderploeg live; 94 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,063 people, or 1 in 175,695. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 36 percent are found, Illinois, where 7 percent are found and Nevada, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Vanderploeg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vanderploeg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vanderploeg surname expanded 13,753 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanderploeg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vanderploeg last name are 35.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vanderploeg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.1% more than the national average, earning $49,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.42% more than the national average, earning $58,336 CAD per year.

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