Vandersteen Surname

186,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vandersteen Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Dweller at, or near, the rock or stone, usually a boundary marker.

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Vandersteen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,1231:10,2371,469
United States5391:672,46653,587
Canada2541:145,06114,859
Australia1301:207,65920,175
England951:586,50635,379
France541:1,230,050127,496
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Vandersteen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Dweller at, or near, the rock or stone, usually a boundary marker.

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

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch) From or at the stone (or possibly a stone house). Exactly like stein in German, or roche, roch, rock, rocke in French or English, given to a dweller near a rock or rocks.

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Vandersteen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vandersteen is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandersteen? popularity and diffusion

Vandersteen is the 186,929th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,218,881 people. The surname Vandersteen occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Vandersteen reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,123 people, or 1 in 10,237. In Belgium Vandersteen is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 16 percent live and Walloon Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Belgium it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Vandersteen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vandersteen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vandersteen surname increased 5,390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 559 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vandersteen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vandersteen surname are 17.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vandersteen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $46,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $46,348 CAD per year.

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