Vanderzyl Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Vanderzyl Surname User-submission:

The Vanderzyl surname means 'from the waterway'. Van means 'from', 'of'; der means 'the', while zyl means something similar to 'waterway'. Ancestors most likely worked or lived near a river.

Vanderzyl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Vanderzyl Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vanderzyl surname means 'from the waterway'. Van means 'from', 'of'; der means 'the', while zyl means something similar to 'waterway'. Ancestors most likely worked or lived near a river.

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Vanderzyl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanderzyl has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanderzyl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanderzyl is the 1,152,132nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Vanderzyl reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 22 percent reside, Texas, where 19 percent reside and Iowa, where 14 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Vanderzyl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vanderzyl are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vanderzyl earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning $50,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning $43,150 CAD per year.

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