Voorhees Surname

61,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Voorhees Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who lived in front of Hess, a town in Gelderland.

Voorhees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0431:45,0655,507
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
India51:153,413,076951,030
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3171:21,6742,731

Voorhees (49) may also be a first name.

Voorhees Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who lived in front of Hess, a town in Gelderland.

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

VOORHEES, VOORES: (Dutch.) From voorhuis, the fore—room of a house below, a hall.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Voorhees Last Name Facts

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

Voorhees is found most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voorhees? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 61,753rd most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 895,166 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Voorhees are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 49 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 8,043 people, or 1 in 45,065. In The United States Voorhees is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 9 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Voorhees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Voorhees has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 347 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voorhees Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Voorhees last name are 21.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Voorhees earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $47,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.6% less than the national average, earning $46,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voorheese9422/
Voorahees942/
Voorheess942/
Voorehees941/
Vhoorhees941/
Vorhees93987/
Voorhes93201/
Voorees932/
Voorhee932/
Voorhies882,248/
Voorheis88935/
Voorhess8852/
Voorhest8841/
Voorhese8814/
Vorrhees885/
Woorhees884/
Boorhees884/
Voorhhes882/
Vorheese882/
Vourhees881/
Voorheas880/
Voorheer880/
Voorhoes880/
Vorhes86300/
Vorees8617/
Vorhee862/
Voorhe861/
Voores860/
Voorhiess821/
Woorheese821/
Voorhis801,282/
Vorhies80817/
Vorheis80146/
Voorzee8097/
Voories8027/
Vorhess806/
Voorges802/
Vorkhes802/
Voorhie801/
Vorheer801/
Vorhese801/
Vohrees801/
Varhees801/
Voorjee801/
Boorhes800/
Vooress800/
Vorrhes800/
Vorehes800/
Vorhhes800/
Voreese800/
Voohres800/
Vhoores800/
Borhees800/
Vooreis800/
Voorhea800/
Voore77481/
Vores77178/
Voree773/
Vorhe772/
Voorhuis75251/
Vorhease7519/
Varheese755/
Vorrhies753/
Vhoories752/
Wootrees752/
Boorhies752/
Boorheis751/
Vourhies751/
Voohress750/
Voorheiz750/
Voorhist750/
Boorhess750/
Woorhies750/
Voorhise750/
Vourheis750/
Vooriess750/
Foorheis750/
Vorihies750/
Vorhis71337/
Voreis71329/
Vories71265/
Vooris71169/
Vorres71122/
Voress7177/
Vorher7174/
Voreas7152/
Varees7123/
Vorges7123/
Booree7122/
Varhee7116/
Foores719/
Borhes717/
Borees716/
Boores714/
Voorey713/
Votres713/
Forees712/
Voresh712/
Forhes711/
Voyres711/
Voorea711/
Vorets711/
Vorhey711/
Voires711/
Varhes711/
Voraes711/
Vorjes711/
Vorkhe711/
Wooree711/
Vorree710/
Vohres710/
Vorhie710/
Vourchies710/
Boorhe710/
Voorheath710/
Vore672,218/
Vargees671,555/
Borches67923/
Vorherr6798/
Vorhaus6764/
Varhese6754/
Vorreas6746/
Varejes6731/
Wootres6726/
Borkhes6712/
Boorges6711/
Vorgeas6711/
Borgees6710/
Borzhes678/
Voohris678/
Vareesh674/
Borhese674/
Worches673/
Voorchi673/
Vorrhis673/
Foorest671/
Boreets671/
Borheis671/
Borhies671/
Boories671/
Forhess671/
Voorous671/
Varhges671/
Voorais671/
Varrees671/
Voreshe671/
Vourche671/
Varhaes671/
Voorieh671/
Vorjesh671/
Foreest671/
Voutres671/
Borhest671/
Borhges671/
Bourees670/
Vourhis670/
Vohries670/
Bootres670/
Foreese670/
Vorheiz670/
Vorries670/
Vouries670/
Boohres670/
Varheis670/
Voorgis670/
Vorress670/
Voreece670/
Worhess670/
Vohress670/
Woorhis670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voorhees
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