Veltrup Surname
Approximately 493 people bear this surname
Veltrup 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').
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 463 | 1:173,878 | 20,440 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Veltrup 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.
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Veltrup Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veltrup Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Veltrup is found most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Veltrup? popularity and diffusion
Veltrup is the 622,538th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname Veltrup occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Veltrup live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Veltrup is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 463 people, or 1 in 173,878. In Germany Veltrup is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 34 percent reside and Bavaria, where 4 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
Veltrup Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Veltrup last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.
Veltrup earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.83% less than the national average, earning $34,163 USD per year.
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