The Van surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 12,531 people carried this name — #2,653 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 130 people named Van.
Most of them — 92 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
73 people named Van live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Van.
- Valls 627 · U.S. census
- Valmont 143 · U.S. census
- Valo 171 · U.S. census
- Valois 1,012 · U.S. census
- Valot 154 · U.S. census
- Valverde 6,628 · U.S. census
- Vanacker 737 · U.S. census
- Vanassche 356 · U.S. census
- Vanbecelaere 156 · U.S. census
- Vanbelle 292 · U.S. census
- Vancampen 478 · U.S. census
- Vancoppenolle 113 · U.S. census
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