Vansittart Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Vansittart Surname Definition:

(Dutch) The man from Sittard, a town in Holland.

Vansittart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:960,65648,451
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508

Vansittart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) The man from Sittard, a town in Holland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lord Bexley is descended from an ancient German family, who traditionally derived their name from Sittart, a town in the Duchy of Juliers. The first settler in England was Peter Vansittart, who came from Dantzick about 1675, and became an eminent Russia merchant.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Vansittart Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vansittart is found most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vansittart.

How Common Is The Last Name Vansittart? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Vansittart are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 960,656. In England it is most common in: West Sussex, where 33 percent reside, Greater London, where 24 percent reside and Suffolk, where 14 percent reside. Outside of England Vansittart is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent reside and Scotland, where 9 percent reside.

Vansittart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vansittart has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Vansittart surname rose 252 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vansittart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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