Vanloo Surname

243,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vanloo Surname User-submission:

This is originally a Flemish surname, as is from Flanders, the Northern part of Belgium. It is comprised from the words: van, which means 'from' and loo, which is an Old Flemish word for 'clearing' (as in open space in a forest); it in turns comes from the Old German words, lauhaz.

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Vanloo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9041:400,95035,067
Belgium3641:31,5845,108
France1431:464,49566,161
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
England201:2,785,90397,972
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines171:6,627683
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Vanloo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is originally a Flemish surname, as is from Flanders, the Northern part of Belgium. It is comprised from the words: van, which means 'from' and loo, which is an Old Flemish word for 'clearing' (as in open space in a forest); it in turns comes from the Old German words, lauhaz.

A lot of place names in Belgium and the Netherlands have lo in the name, such as Kessel-Lo (castle in the wood), Tongerlo and Korbeek-Lo (short brook wood).

- gvanloo

Vanloo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vanloo is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanloo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanloo is the 243,808th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,457,215 people. Vanloo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Vanloo are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 904 people, or 1 in 400,950. In The United States Vanloo is mostly found in: Michigan, where 23 percent are found, Missouri, where 14 percent are found and Oregon, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 22 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Vanloo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vanloo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vanloo surname grew 3,616 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vanloo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vanloo last name are 7.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vanloo earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $47,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $43,153 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanlooy92169/
Vanloot92126/
Vanloos926/
Vanloop921/
Vanlooe920/
Vanlo9149/
Vanloh83200/
Fanloo83133/
Banloo8384/
Vanloy8384/
Vainlo8343/
Vanleo8326/
Vanlio8319/
Wanloo839/
Vanloi834/
Vanlou833/
Vanlos830/
Vanloe830/
Vanello77329/
Vanillo7735/
Vanloij773/
Vanloey773/
Vanlott772/
Vanloyd771/
Vanlosh771/
Vonloop771/
Vanlohe770/
Vahanlooyi751/
Fanlo731,260/
Banlo73474/
Vanlu73131/
Wanlo73121/
Vanla7354/
Vamlo733/
Vonlo731/
Vuanello71129/
Vannello7176/
Vanlehoa714/
Vaneello711/
Vanlloyd711/
Vanlad67694/
Banlos67356/
Vonloh67131/
Fanlou6798/
Banloy6760/
Vanluu6757/
Phanlo6743/
Vanluj6737/
Fanluo6721/
Fahnlo6718/
Bainlo6717/
Fanlio6715/
Banlou6710/
Vainla675/
Wanluo674/
Banlot674/
Vanleu673/
Vanlaš673/
Wainlo673/
Vanlau672/
Vanluy672/
Fanhlo672/
Vangnello672/
Banllo672/
Fanloh672/
Vannla671/
Weanlo671/
Banlio671/
Bamloo671/
Ffanlo671/
Wuanlo671/
Wanlou671/
Wanloh671/
Banlgo671/
Vatnla671/
Wanlio671/
Wanloy671/
Fanllo671/
Vanlus670/
Beanlo670/
Vaunlu670/

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