Veltrop Surname
Approximately 669 people bear this surname
Veltrop Surname User-submission:
This surname originates from Burg Steinfurt (Germany, near Münster) as Villa Veliun (first mentioned in AD 890). Later translated (probably from Latin) into Veltrup (vel from veliun, and trup, meaning 'homestead', 'farmstead', or 'settlement').
Read More About This SurnameVeltrop Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 424 | 1:39,828 | 6,746 |
| United States | 243 | 1:1,491,601 | 101,667 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Veltrop Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from Burg Steinfurt (Germany, near Münster) as Villa Veliun (first mentioned in AD 890). Later translated (probably from Latin) into Veltrup (vel from veliun, and trup, meaning 'homestead', 'farmstead', or 'settlement'). The veliun may refer to the sandy soil on which the homestead was situated. Possibly cognate with Veluwe, a sandy area, now nature reserve, in The Netherlands, North of the area known as Betuwe, a fertile agricultural area on river clay soil.
- velteropVeltrop Demographics
Average Veltrop Salary in
United States
$46,365 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Veltrop Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veltrop Come From? nationality or country of origin
Veltrop is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Veltrop? popularity and diffusion
The surname Veltrop is the 493,936th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,893,193 people. Veltrop is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Veltrop live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 39,828. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 25 percent live, Drenthe, where 19 percent live and North Holland, where 18 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
Veltrop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Veltrop has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Veltrop last name expanded 6,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Veltrop Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Veltrop surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.26% being registered to vote for the political party.
Veltrop earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $46,365 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veltropp | 93 | 3 | / |
| Veltro | 92 | 365 | / |
| Feltrop | 86 | 200 | / |
| Viltrop | 86 | 54 | / |
| Beltrop | 86 | 24 | / |
| Veltrap | 86 | 0 | / |
| Belthrop | 80 | 34 | / |
| Feltrope | 80 | 10 | / |
| Felthrop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feltroph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Viltro | 77 | 74 | / |
| Veltra | 77 | 17 | / |
| Beltro | 77 | 8 | / |
| Belthrope | 75 | 2 | / |
| Welthrope | 75 | 2 | / |
| Beltroy | 71 | 40 | / |
| Beltrap | 71 | 2 | / |
| Belthro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hueltro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weltroth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feldtrapp | 63 | 2 | / |
| Beltra | 62 | 1,570 | / |
| Beltrá | 62 | 25 | / |
| Beltrà | 62 | 8 | / |
| Viltró | 62 | 3 | / |
| Weltra | 62 | 1 | / |
| Feldtrappe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Beltrab | 57 | 2 | / |
| Beltrah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wiltrot | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wltrout | 57 | 1 | / |
| Willtrout | 50 | 75 | / |
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