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

Vanvechten occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanvechten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,484,726th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Vanvechten are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 2,552,528. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 28 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Delaware, where 8 percent are found.

Vanvechten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vanvechten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vanvechten last name rose 835 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanvechten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vanvechten surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.26% registered to vote for the 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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