Vanderwaal Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Vanderwaal Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Dutch origin, meaning 'of the wall'. It most likely refers to a person, who lived near a fortress wall.

Vanderwaal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4561:794,86661,363
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Vanderwaal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Dutch origin, meaning 'of the wall'. It most likely refers to a person, who lived near a fortress wall.

- jkmartinjk

This is a Dutch surname, denoting a man who lived near or worked at the river.

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Vanderwaal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanderwaal is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanderwaal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 585,898th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. The surname Vanderwaal is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Vanderwaal live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 794,866. In The United States Vanderwaal is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 11 percent are found, Washington, where 11 percent are found and Iowa, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Vanderwaal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vanderwaal surname are 25.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Vanderwaal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.32% more than the national average, earning $49,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $49,136 CAD per year.

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