von der Burg Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Monaco

von der Burg Surname User-submission:

The name, VON DER BURG, means from the castle. It is said to be derived from the castle Schloss-BURG on the Wupper River, Germany. This later was Americanized to Funderburg or Funderburk. VON DER BURGS boarded the ship, "The Thistle", at Rotterdam and last from Plymouth, England, and arriving in Philadelphia, Pa.

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von der Burg Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
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von der Burg Surname Meaning

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The name, VON DER BURG, means from the castle. It is said to be derived from the castle Schloss-BURG on the Wupper River, Germany. This later was Americanized to Funderburg or Funderburk. VON DER BURGS boarded the ship, "The Thistle", at Rotterdam and last from Plymouth, England, and arriving in Philadelphia, Pa. on September 19, 1738. Peter and his brother, Walther, can be found on "The Thistle" passenger list of 1738 from Germany. The descendants of this family first settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania. They later moved to Maryland, then south to North Carolina, to Lancaster, and Edgefield County, South Carolina and to Wilkes County, Georgia.

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von der Burg Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name von der Burg Come From? nationality or country of origin

von der Burg is found most frequently in Sweden. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of von der Burg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von der Burg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of von der Burg reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name von der Burg is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 214,060. In Sweden von der Burg is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 43 percent reside, Skåne County, where 13 percent reside and Västmanland County, where 11 percent reside. Barring Sweden this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Monaco, where 6 percent reside.

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van der Burg926,892/
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van de Burgh830/
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van de Berg78822/
van de Bergh75115/
van der Berk751/
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van der Berckt691/
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Van-De-Burgh671/
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