Vandervoort Surname

198,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vandervoort Surname User-submission:

A Dutch surname, meaning 'the keeper of the ford'.

Vandervoort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2501:289,96726,916
Belgium5431:21,1723,275
Canada2531:145,63514,918
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:278,99322,538

Vandervoort Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname, meaning 'the keeper of the ford'.

- vandervortj

Vandervoort Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vandervoort occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandervoort? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 198,386th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,457,090 people. The surname Vandervoort is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Vandervoort live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,250 people, or 1 in 289,967. In The United States Vandervoort is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Vandervoort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vandervoort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vandervoort surname rose 694 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vandervoort Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vandervoort surname are 8.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vandervoort earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.88% more than the national average, earning $47,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $57,134 CAD per year.

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Vandervoort Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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