Vedder Surname

68,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vedder Surname Definition:

(German) The father’s brother; one related to another, later, a male cousin.

Vedder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7701:130,85213,788
Germany2,7001:29,8173,925
Netherlands1,4231:11,8671,681
Canada961:383,80834,152
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Austria121:709,62061,025
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
France101:6,642,272293,169
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2721:39,4804,660

Vedder (106) may also be a first name.

Vedder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The father’s brother; one related to another, later, a male cousin.

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

VEDDER, VEEDER: (Dutch.) Father, or literally begetter, feeder.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Vedder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vedder (Russian: Веддер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Vedder click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vedder? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,125th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 999,252 people. The surname Vedder occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Vedder reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Vedder is also the 915,176th most numerous first name globally It is held by 106 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,770 people, or 1 in 130,852. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Vedder is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 37 percent live and The Netherlands, where 20 percent live.

Vedder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vedder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vedder last name expanded 218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vedder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vedder surname are 17.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Vedder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 151.14% more than the national average, earning R 596,808 per year; in United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning $61,497 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veddier921/
Viedder920/
Veedder920/
Veder91287/
Vedde91211/
Fedder832,716/
Veeder831,188/
Bedder83580/
Veader83540/
Vedere83372/
Veider83341/
Vadder83222/
Vodder83153/
Vedier83119/
Vieder8353/
Vidder8346/
Wedder8345/
Veyder838/
Veddey833/
Veddes832/
Vfeder831/
Vedeer831/
Vedeir831/
Veddea831/
Vede803,023/
Wiedder7738/
Veidere777/
Vedhere776/
Veedere772/
Viedier771/
Veidier771/
Bedderd770/
Vettder770/
Feddier770/
Fiedder770/
Feddeer770/
Vheyder770/
Whedder770/
Vader7313,943/
Feder7310,662/
Beder738,662/
Weder733,862/
Wedde731,348/
Veide731,263/
Vedda73862/
Vedie73795/
Vhede73693/
Vider73683/
Vedre73618/
Veyde73399/
Bedde73318/
Vedes73207/
Veede73129/
Vedje73116/
Vedge73107/
Vyder73105/
Veade7383/
Vedey7379/
Vidde7375/
Vedhe7373/
Vedej7370/
Vedea7370/
Veddi7339/
Vejde7333/
Veude7331/
Vedee7325/
Vwede7317/
Viede7315/
Voder7313/
Vedez739/
Vedøe737/
Veddy736/
Vedet736/
Vedid733/
Ueder733/
Veded732/
Vesde731/
Vuede731/
Vederova715/
Vaheeder711/
Vadher6740,356/
Bedier6712,183/
Wieder677,741/
Bedeir672,785/
Widder672,503/
Weider672,253/
Bieder672,008/
Wedere671,870/
Bedeer671,805/
Fidder671,045/
Feider671,016/
Bedear67893/
Weeder67766/
Bidder67636/
Vedire67614/
Beider67562/
Beader67442/
Feyder67440/
Federe67415/
Vadier67385/
Fedier67378/
Fieder67241/
Weader67235/
Beyder67233/
Vayder67209/
Bejder67202/
Bedert67191/
Wehder67189/
Bedere67137/
Feeder67124/
Beeder67106/
Bydder67101/
Vidger6795/
Bedeur6792/
Faeder6779/
Bödder6778/
Fodder6775/
Viedie6768/
Beuder6765/
Fadder6756/
Feader6754/
Viderø6754/
Vaider6748/
Bedger6744/
Fehder6742/
Wodder6741/
Behder6738/
Vedejs6737/
Vahder6737/
Vidier6735/
Wadder6733/
Weddeh6733/
Wejder6725/
Veidie6722/
Beidde6722/
Weyder6721/
Foeder6719/
Oueder6718/
Wederz6717/
Vedesh6716/
Vadeer6712/
Vaader6712/
Beddey679/
Vodier679/
Veides679/
Vedődy678/
Vedehe678/
Voider678/
Voyder677/
Fejder677/
Vedday676/
Vidert675/
Vaidde675/
Vydier675/
Weddie675/
Viddhe675/
Wydder674/
Weddee674/
Weddey674/
Wedier674/
Weddes674/
Vaddir673/
Hueder673/
Veedee673/
Vyoder672/
Wheder672/
Fedger672/
Vaydde672/
Viddes672/
Feuder672/
Bederd672/
Bedher672/
Bgeder672/
Pheder671/
Fetder671/
Beddir671/
Waeder671/
Vohheeder671/
Veydyd671/
Viderz671/
Vidher671/
Uehder671/
Veaddi671/
Vedeys671/
Vedgey671/
Vedoey671/
Veedre671/
Weuder671/
Federr671/
Videre671/
Veudeu671/
Vedaid671/
Vedeis671/
Väṇder671/
Védier671/
Veided671/
Veidez671/
Vetdet671/
Beddee671/
Fedher671/
Veidge670/
Veedes670/
Weedde670/
Veeded670/
Vioder670/
Veddis670/
Woeder670/
Veedie670/
Beddea670/

Vedder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vedder in the Russian language
Веддерvedder-

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