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 occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanderzyl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,152,132nd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Vanderzyl live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Vanderzyl is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 22 percent live, Texas, where 19 percent live and Iowa, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Vanderzyl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vanderzyl last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the 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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