Vanvechten Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

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

Vanvechten Surname User-submission:

The surname Vanvechten means 'one from Vecht', a Rhine branch in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It comes from the words van, meaning 'from', and vechten, meaning 'fighting'. It is sometimes called Utrechtse Vecht to avoid confusion with its Overijssel counterpart.

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Vanvechten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Vanvechten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Vanvechten means 'one from Vecht', a Rhine branch in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It comes from the words van, meaning 'from', and vechten, meaning 'fighting'. It is sometimes called Utrechtse Vecht to avoid confusion with its Overijssel counterpart. The area along the river is called the Vechtstreek.

- Van Vechten

Vanvechten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanvechten is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanvechten? popularity and diffusion

Vanvechten is the 1,484,726th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Vanvechten reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 2,552,528. In The United States Vanvechten is most common in: New York, where 28 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Delaware, where 8 percent live.

Vanvechten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vanvechten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vanvechten last name increased 835 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanvechten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vanvechten last name are 8.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.26% registered with the political party.

Vanvechten earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

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