Most common surnames in Aruba: a glimpse into Aruban heritage

Ranking	Last Name	Incidence	Letters
1	Tromp	3421	5
2	Maduro	2713	6
3	Croes	2565	5
4	Geerman	1881	7
5	Kock	1599	4
6	Kelly	1257	5
7	Ras	1156	3
8	Werleman	1127	8
9	Arends	1063	6
10	Koolman	961	7
11	Boekhoudt	933	9
12	Henriquez	906	9
13	Wever	883	5
14	De cuba	878	7
15	Lacle	873	5
16	Vrolijk	827	7
17	Figaroa	652	7
18	Oduber	633	6
19	Rasmijn	615	7
20	Dirksz	508	6
21	Dijkhoff	504	8
22	Richardson	490	10
23	Lampe	490	5
24	Angela	481	6
25	Lopez	471	5
26	London	458	6
27	Thiel	458	5
28	Hernandez	430	9
29	Ruiz	411	4
30	Gomez	407	5
31	Jansen	402	6
32	Franken	402	7
33	Perez	393	5
34	Wernet	393	6
35	Driver	384	6
36	Erasmus	356	7
37	Solognier	347	9
38	Giel	328	4
39	Jacobs	328	6
40	Garcia	282	6
41	Gomes	273	5
42	Fingal	268	6
43	Peterson	263	8
44	Rodriguez	259	9
45	Flanegin	259	8
46	Yarzagaray	254	10
47	Farro	250	5
48	Harms	245	5
49	Williams	245	8
50	Semeleer	245	8
51	Nicolaas	240	8
52	Odor	240	4
53	Gonzalez	240	8
54	Willems	240	7
55	Wilson	240	6
56	Diaz	231	4
57	Cuba	231	4
58	Orman	222	5
59	Candy	222	5
60	Stamper	217	7
61	Arrindell	213	9
62	Martis	213	6
63	Marchena	213	8
64	Ponson	203	6
65	Thai	199	4
66	Britten	194	7
67	Brown	190	5
68	Thode	176	5
69	Wouters	176	7
70	Hoek	171	4
71	Irausquin	171	9
72	Quant	166	5
73	Van der linden	162	14
74	Wong	157	4
75	Winklaar	157	8
76	Martinez	153	8
77	Gumbs	153	5
78	Webb	153	4
79	Lejuez	152	6
80	Martijn	152	7
81	Donata	152	6
82	Dania	148	5
83	Thijsen	143	7
84	Wolff	143	5
85	Curiel	139	6
86	Silva	139	5
87	Martinus	134	8
88	Wu	134	2
89	Biezen	134	6
90	Bermudez	134	8
91	Ramirez	129	7
92	Mansur	129	6
93	Lee	129	3
94	Hassell	129	7
95	Faro	129	4
96	Bareno	125	6
97	De kort	125	7
98	Pieters	125	7
99	Wester	125	6
100	Frank	125	5
101	Janga	120	5
102	Simon	120	5
103	Roos	116	4
104	Sanchez	116	7
105	Bernabela	106	9
106	Dirks	106	5
107	Acosta	106	6
108	De mey	106	6
109	Leest	106	5
110	Anthony	106	7
111	Lake	106	4
112	Thielman	106	8
113	Frans	102	5
114	Van der linde	102	13
115	Quandt	102	6
116	Hart	102	4
117	Jones	102	5
118	Hazel	102	5
119	Peña	102	4
120	Thomas	97	6
121	Connor	97	6
122	Bikker	97	6
123	Leon	97	4
124	Marin	97	5
125	Daal	97	4
126	Herrera	97	7
127	Buckley	92	7
128	Charles	92	7
129	Paula	92	5
130	Helder	92	6
131	Reyes	92	5
132	Eman	92	4
133	Romero	92	6
134	Molina	92	6
135	Jimenez	92	7
136	Pourier	92	7
137	Heyliger	88	8
138	Paskel	88	6
139	Cruz	88	4
140	Rafael	88	6
141	Kort	88	4
142	Chin	88	4
143	Dumfries	83	8
144	Noguera	83	7
145	Robles	83	6
146	Smith	83	5
147	Becker	83	6
148	Robert	83	6
149	Albertsz	83	8
150	Quijada	83	7
151	Pantophlet	83	10
152	Halley	83	6
153	Zambrano	79	8
154	Colina	79	6
155	Boezem	79	6
156	Vargas	79	6
157	Torres	79	6
158	Falconi	79	7
159	Danies	79	6
160	Alexander	79	9
161	Davelaar	74	8
162	Gario	74	5
163	Berg	74	4
164	Contreras	74	9
165	Illidge	74	7
166	Moreno	74	6
167	Malmberg	74	8
168	Bennett	74	7
169	Hodge	74	5
170	Vos	74	3
171	Chung	74	5
172	Hoevertsz	74	9
173	Simmons	74	7
174	Gibbs	74	5
175	Vasquez	74	7
176	Petrocchi	74	9
177	Lugo	69	4
178	Albertus	69	8
179	Medina	69	6
180	Feng	69	4
181	Ng	69	2
182	Dabian	69	6
183	Brooks	69	6
184	Gei	69	3
185	Jong	69	4
186	Bryson	69	6
187	Emerencia	69	9
188	Rodriquez	69	9
189	Navas	65	5
190	Dirksen	65	7
191	Ellis	65	5
192	Mey	65	3
193	Leonard	65	7
194	Feliciana	65	9
195	Velasquez	65	9
196	Castro	65	6
197	Marquez	65	7
198	Celaire	65	7
199	De nobrega	65	10
200	Morales	65	7
201	Martina	65	7
202	Joseph	65	6
203	Linden	65	6
204	Boekhout	65	8
205	Beaujon	65	7
206	Cardona	60	7
207	Thomson	60	7
208	Duinkerk	60	8
209	Fraser	60	6
210	Feliciano	60	9
211	Mohamed	60	7
212	Suarez	60	6
213	Vieira	60	6
214	Chirino	60	7
215	Mejia	60	5
216	Maxwell	60	7
217	Martes	60	6
218	Schouten	60	8
219	Carrion	60	7
220	Lewis	60	5
221	Leslie	60	6
222	Rojer	60	5
223	Nedd	60	4
224	Damian	60	6
225	Hunt	60	4
226	Daryanani	60	9
227	Carty	60	5
228	Camacho	60	7
229	Ho	60	2
230	Fernandez	60	9
231	Peters	55	6
232	Blijden	55	7
233	De windt	55	8
234	Van romondt	55	11
235	Vlaun	55	5
236	Salazar	55	7
237	Rojas	55	5
238	Burke	55	5
239	Hill	55	4
240	Soto	55	4
241	Palm	55	4
242	De vries	55	8
243	Chen	55	4
244	Li	55	2
245	Pablo	55	5
246	De l'isle	55	9
247	De lange	55	8
248	Fernandes	55	9
249	Ramos	55	5
250	Muller	55	6
251	Pereira	55	7
252	Weller	55	6
253	Hermans	55	7
254	James	51	5
255	Hoo	51	3
256	Rosel	51	5
257	Sint	51	4
258	Every	51	5
259	Booi	51	4
260	Henricus	51	8
261	Grant	51	5
262	He	51	2
263	Halman	51	6
264	Edwards	51	7
265	Flemming	51	8
266	Andrade	51	7
267	Matos	51	5
268	Gil	51	3
269	Smit	51	4
270	Andrews	51	7
271	Citroen	51	7
272	Xie	51	3
273	Schmidt	51	7
274	Garrido	46	7
275	Pacheco	46	7
276	Linde	46	5
277	Escobar	46	7
278	Chai	46	4
279	Tjin	46	4
280	Leonardo	46	8
281	Statie	46	6
282	Thompson	46	8
283	Corrêa	46	6
284	Ortiz	46	5
285	Wanga	46	5
286	Jackson	46	7
287	Wout	46	4
288	Bernadina	46	9
289	Roga	46	4
290	Pardo	46	5
291	Caster	46	6
292	Samson	46	6
293	Vega	46	4
294	Tjon	46	4
295	Mathilda	46	8
296	Johnson	46	7
297	Chow	42	4
298	Wolter	42	6
299	Baiz	42	4
300	Lozano	42	6
301	Leo	42	3
302	Benjamin	42	8
303	Fuentes	42	7
304	Bermudes	42	8
305	Schoop	42	6
306	Vis	42	3
307	Baptiste	42	8
308	Donato	42	6
309	Chan	42	4
310	Davis	42	5
311	Maldonado	42	9
312	Laurence	42	8
313	Francis	42	7
314	Albus	42	5
315	Gilbert	42	7
316	Figueroa	42	8
317	Cortes	42	6
318	Correa	42	6
319	Dake	42	4
320	Estrada	42	7
321	Huntington	42	10
322	Chong	42	5
323	Janssen	42	7
324	Riley	42	5
325	Romano	42	6
326	Pourrier	42	8
327	Paul	42	4
328	Bergen	42	6
329	Alvarez	42	7
330	Bruges	37	6
331	De veer	37	7
332	Monte	37	5
333	Berkley	37	7
334	Duran	37	5
335	Koole	37	5
336	Browne	37	6
337	Roberts	37	7
338	Larez	37	5
339	Navarrette	37	10
340	Aguirre	37	7
341	Rosaria	37	7
342	Bello	37	5
343	Marval	37	6
344	Coronel	37	7
345	Cabrera	37	7
346	Nunes	37	5
347	Sántos	37	6
348	Rincones	37	8
349	Luna	37	4
350	Berkel	37	6
351	Guzman	37	6
352	Banfield	37	8
353	Raphaela	37	8
354	Eduardo	37	7
355	Alders	37	6
356	Wiersma	37	7
357	Rogers	37	6
358	Rosina	37	6
359	Restrepo	37	8
360	Brito	37	5
361	Coffie	37	6
362	Brokke	37	6
363	Franco	37	6
364	Veer	37	4
365	Marlin	37	6
366	Fowler	37	6
367	Van den berg	37	12
368	Cabral	37	6
369	Toussaint	37	9
370	Heyden	37	6
371	Cardenas	37	8
372	Rombley	37	7
373	Chang	37	5
374	King	37	4
375	Parra	37	5
376	Dammers	37	7
377	Mcfarlane	37	9
378	Duarte	37	6
379	Whitfield	32	9
380	Hooker	32	6
381	Escalona	32	8
382	Groot	32	5
383	Castillo	32	8
384	Navarro	32	7
385	Gutierrez	32	9
386	Cabenda	32	7
387	Hughes	32	6
388	Nava	32	4
389	Nicholson	32	9
390	Blanco	32	6
391	Warner	32	6
392	Richards	32	8
393	Pichardo	32	8
394	Sambo	32	5
395	Laclé	32	5
396	Carlo	32	5
397	York	32	4
398	Barry	32	5
399	Chemaly	32	7
400	Vries	32	5
401	Douglas	32	7
402	Holsman	32	7
403	Isenia	32	6
404	Van loon	32	8
405	Hidalgo	32	7
406	Cybul	32	5
407	Danjo	32	5
408	De freitas	32	10
409	Steenen	32	7
410	Abraham	32	7
411	Baroud	32	6
412	Seraus	32	6
413	Guda	32	4
414	Wijngaarde	32	10
415	Dongen	32	6
416	Rozenberg	32	9
417	Bedoya	32	6
418	Biemans	32	7
419	Mendoza	32	7
420	Da silva	32	8
421	Jaramillo	32	9
422	Brouwer	32	7
423	Mirchandani	32	11
424	Polo	32	4
425	Mulder	32	6
426	Wouter	32	6
427	Posner	32	6
428	Coutinho	32	8
429	Engelhart	32	9
430	Van der kuyp	32	12
431	Briesen	32	7
432	Greaux	32	6
433	Does	32	4
434	Munoz	32	5
435	Hernandis	32	9
436	Coster	32	6
437	Yang	32	4
438	Bakker	32	6
439	Ling	32	4
440	Paris	32	5
441	Zijlstra	32	8
442	Cheng	32	5
443	Caton	32	5
444	Adonis	32	6
445	Flores	32	6
446	Carolina	28	8
447	Pimienta	28	8
448	Haime	28	5
449	Polak	28	5
450	Carrasquero	28	11
451	Valencia	28	8
452	Cen	28	3
453	Zara	28	4
454	Griffin	28	7
455	Raghunath	28	9
456	Gorter	28	6
457	Faustin	28	7
458	Rivera	28	6
459	Lande	28	5
460	Clement	28	7
461	Pas	28	3
462	Calderon	28	8
463	Arias	28	5
464	Lopes	28	5
465	Emerenciana	28	11
466	Leong	28	5
467	Abdul	28	5
468	Swaen	28	5
469	Rodrigues	28	9
470	Marugg	28	6
471	Visser	28	6
472	Donker	28	6
473	Loor	28	4
474	Alberto	28	7
475	Kingsale	28	8
476	Henry	28	5
477	Schilders	28	9
478	Kross	28	5
479	Lanoy	28	5
480	Van veen	28	8
481	Nisbet	28	6
482	Saladin	28	7
483	Goedhoop	28	8
484	Salcedo	28	7
485	Silvania	28	8
486	Daly	28	4
487	Illis	28	5
488	Stewart	28	7
489	Best	28	4
490	Bouwman	28	7
491	Santana	28	7
492	Kuster	28	6
493	Nunez	28	5
494	Balentin	28	8
495	Quintero	28	8
496	Raymond	28	7
497	Philips	28	7
498	Aponte	28	6
499	Susebeek	28	8
500	Merryweather	28	12
501	Berlis	28	6
502	Jack	28	4
503	Bautista	28	8
504	Lue	28	3
505	Schenker	28	8
506	Tchong	28	6
507	Clark	28	5
508	Stevens	28	7
509	Blom	28	4
510	Gamarra	28	7
511	Rodulfo	28	7
512	Scholten	28	8
513	Barros	28	6
514	De jongh	28	8
515	Fortin	28	6
516	Violenus	28	8
517	Morris	28	6
518	Guerrero	28	8
519	Chance	28	6
520	John	28	4
521	Dade	28	4
522	Benitez	28	7
523	Peralta	28	7
524	Dedier	28	6
525	Abreu	28	5
526	Arcaya	28	6
527	Montalvo	28	8
528	Viana	23	5
529	Kemp	23	4
530	Toro	23	4
531	Salas	23	5
532	Rubio	23	5
533	Van trigt	23	9
534	Timmer	23	6
535	Beaumont	23	8
536	Letang	23	6
537	Rincon	23	6
538	Bruin	23	5
539	Hagens	23	6
540	Echeverri	23	9
541	De jesus	23	8
542	Maria	23	5
543	Mahtani	23	7
544	Valdez	23	6
545	Myer	23	4
546	Shipley	23	7
547	Bradshaw	23	8
548	Danker	23	6
549	Prieto	23	6
550	Caicedo	23	7
551	Helmeyer	23	8
552	Nahar	23	5
553	Flanders	23	8
554	Campbell	23	8
555	Leung	23	5
556	Antonette	23	9
557	Pimentel	23	8
558	Welage	23	6
559	Labad	23	5
560	Brion	23	5
561	Piar	23	4
562	Souge	23	5
563	Trinidad	23	8
564	Daswani	23	7
565	Solano	23	6
566	Falcon	23	6
567	Lew	23	3
568	Vermeulen	23	9
569	Ruiter	23	6
570	Vidal	23	5
571	Mitchell	23	8
572	Huang	23	5
573	Wells	23	5
574	Bromet	23	6
575	De linden	23	9
576	Carter	23	6
577	Mendes	23	6
578	Cunha	23	5
579	Zhao	23	4
580	Plank	23	5
581	Van nes	23	7
582	Ali	23	3
583	Spellen	23	7
584	Heinze	23	6
585	Rivers	23	6
586	Cham	23	4
587	Beke	23	4
588	Neme	23	4
589	Burleson	23	8
590	Westera	23	7
591	Hopmans	23	7
592	Hirschfeld	23	10
593	Pope	23	4
594	Cornelio	23	8
595	Lange	23	5
596	Pochettino	23	10
597	Granger	23	7
598	Mendez	23	6
599	Lobbrecht	23	9
600	Van der wal	23	11
601	Fan	23	3
602	Da costa	23	8
603	Miranda	23	7
604	Vinck	23	5
605	George	23	6
606	Dekker	23	6
607	Koeiman	23	7
608	Silberie	23	8
609	Rico	23	4
610	Morgan	23	6
611	Alberts	23	7
612	Hoen	23	4
613	Sousa	23	5
614	Barret	23	6
615	Amaya	23	5
616	Perdomo	23	7
617	Ross	23	4
618	Caraballo	23	9
619	Arango	23	6
620	Pina	23	4
621	Starke	23	6
622	Lasten	23	6
623	Canhigh	23	7
624	Mora	23	4
625	Cornes	23	6
626	Montoya	23	7
627	Tiel	23	4
628	Pronk	23	5
629	Van niel	23	8
630	Wild	23	4
631	Giraldo	23	7
632	Hagedoorn	23	9
633	Herde	23	5
634	Mathew	23	6
635	De jong	23	7
636	Liang	23	5
637	Letren	23	6
638	Hon	23	3
639	Lau	23	3
640	Raven	23	5
641	Monsalve	23	8
642	Benito	23	6
643	Haynes	23	6
644	Singh	23	5
645	Alleyne	23	7
646	Sanabria	23	8
647	Timmermans	23	10
648	Phillips	23	8
649	Provence	23	8
650	Holman	18	6
651	Rosario	18	7
652	Mackay	18	6
653	Ferrara	18	7
654	Su	18	2
655	Smits	18	5
656	Van dongen	18	10
657	França	18	6
658	Rock	18	4
659	Booy	18	4
660	Atencio	18	7
661	Nadal	18	5
662	Bardouille	18	10
663	Cano	18	4
664	Salomon	18	7
665	Milan	18	5
666	Jean-baptiste	18	13
667	Woodley	18	7
668	Hollander	18	9
669	Michel	18	6
670	Sabajo	18	6
671	Leanez	18	6
672	Hilman	18	6
673	Bell	18	4
674	Ventura	18	7
675	Polanco	18	7
676	Farrell	18	7
677	Rohan	18	5
678	Van delden	18	10
679	Touw	18	4
680	Gracia	18	6
681	Van ommeren	18	11
682	Krohn	18	5
683	Fun	18	3
684	Howell	18	6
685	Wefer	18	5
686	Kok	18	3
687	Plaza	18	5
688	Maasdamme	18	9
689	Pierre	18	6
690	Putten	18	6
691	Tilma	18	5
692	Henson	18	6
693	Abrahams	18	8
694	Esser	18	5
695	Burger	18	6
696	Euson	18	5
697	Blume	18	5
698	Noel	18	4
699	Martha	18	6
700	Akins	18	5
701	Genser	18	6
702	Pinedo	18	6
703	Grullon	18	7
704	Bocanegra	18	9
705	Varis	18	5
706	Arndell	18	7
707	Reeberg	18	7
708	Melfor	18	6
709	Fabus	18	5
710	Heyningen	18	9
711	Rangel	18	6
712	Escudero	18	8
713	Maya	18	4
714	Pineda	18	6
715	Villa	18	5
716	Romondt	18	7
717	Cuervo	18	6
718	Sandoval	18	8
719	Yee	18	3
720	Valentijn	18	9
721	Naar	18	4
722	Meijer	18	6
723	Koc	18	3
724	Lim	18	3
725	Acevedo	18	7
726	Bravo	18	5
727	Campo	18	5
728	Boye	18	4
729	Cornett	18	7
730	Nogera	18	6
731	Gibson	18	6
732	Yanez	18	5
733	Osório	18	6
734	Bustillos	18	9
735	Inocencia	18	9
736	Merveille	18	9
737	Van mourik	18	10
738	Campos	18	6
739	Goncalves	18	9
740	Peter	18	5
741	Bowen	18	5
742	Scott	18	5
743	Pena	18	4
744	Stone	18	5
745	Alias	18	5
746	Van der biest	18	13
747	Mateo	18	5
748	Mercado	18	7
749	Margaretha	18	10
750	Matthew	18	7
751	Evers	18	5
752	Fontaine	18	8
753	Guerra	18	6
754	Rey	18	3
755	Narain	18	6
756	Ramada	18	6
757	Ouwerkerk	18	9
758	Van der vaart	18	13
759	Paulina	18	7
760	White	18	5
761	Lalwani	18	7
762	Prins	18	5
763	Persaud	18	7
764	Snijders	18	8
765	Freitas	18	7
766	Mei	18	3
767	Correia	18	7
768	Aguilar	18	7
769	Nurse	18	5
770	Dijk	18	4
771	Manuela	18	7
772	Sophia	18	6
773	Vorst	18	5
774	Castellanos	18	11
775	Moore	18	5
776	Koopman	18	7
777	Nicholls	18	8
778	De la cruz	18	10
779	De ruijter	18	10
780	Scatliffe	18	9
781	Reed	18	4
782	Felix	18	5
783	Meye	18	4
784	Yanes	18	5
785	Jean	18	4
786	Coffi	18	5
787	Feliz	18	5
788	Yagua	18	5
789	Huisman	18	7
790	Leer	18	4
791	Trim	18	4
792	Dowling	18	7
793	Lispier	18	7
794	Rossi	18	5
795	Engelhardt	18	10
796	Mcdavid	18	7
797	Loon	18	4
798	Anderson	18	8
799	Olive	18	5
800	Shetty	18	6
801	Janse	18	5
802	Perrotte	18	8
803	Montero	18	7
804	Paredes	18	7
805	Mol	18	3
806	Godet	18	5
807	Leito	18	5
808	Rosales	18	7
809	Lucas	18	5
810	Espinoza	18	8
811	Cohen	18	5
812	Isabella	18	8
813	Windt	18	5
814	Van putten	18	10
815	Bok	18	3
816	Carrillo	18	8
817	Ospina	18	6
818	Dorcas	18	6
819	Saade	18	5
820	Carrera	18	7
821	De weever	18	9
822	Romney	18	6
823	Neuman	18	6
824	Marshall	18	8
825	Rodgers	18	7
826	De sousa	18	8
827	Miller	18	6
828	Born	18	4
829	Daou	18	4
830	Villanueva	18	10
831	Ritfeld	18	7
832	Petit	18	5
833	Postma	18	6
834	Ochoa	18	5
835	Lynch	18	5
836	Leverock	18	8
837	Machado	18	7
838	Rodriguês	18	9
839	Roza	18	4
840	Pinto	18	5
841	Engelbrecht	18	11
842	Faria	18	5
843	Regales	18	7
844	Augustin	18	8
845	Arenas	18	6
846	Souza	18	5
847	Camargo	18	7
848	Mackintosh	18	10
849	Vallejo	18	7
850	Granadillo	18	10
851	Gielen	18	6
852	Sierra	18	6
853	Brinkman	18	8
854	Huen	18	4
855	Van doorn	14	9
856	Cranston	14	8
857	Cheong	14	6
858	Kirchner	14	8
859	Sullivan	14	8
860	Bardi	14	5
861	Kamsteeg	14	8
862	Puts	14	4
863	Oviedo	14	6
864	Bos	14	3
865	Kil	14	3
866	Van heyningen	14	13
867	Kumar	14	5
868	Jiao	14	4
869	Nieuwkerk	14	9
870	Valle	14	5
871	Bonilla	14	7
872	Irving	14	6
873	Versteeg	14	8
874	Cleef	14	5
875	Quevedo	14	7
876	Roldan	14	6
877	Vermeer	14	7
878	Gir	14	3
879	Khalil	14	6
880	Drost	14	5
881	Mcdougal	14	8
882	Theodora	14	8
883	Alvarado	14	8
884	Mannes	14	6
885	Clemencia	14	9
886	Howard	14	6
887	Collins	14	7
888	Vaswani	14	7
889	Coronado	14	8
890	Van kessel	14	10
891	Meulen	14	6
892	Algoe	14	5
893	Levine	14	6
894	Geerlings	14	9
895	Mostert	14	7
896	Caceres	14	7
897	Lannoy	14	6
898	Seelochan	14	9
899	Reiziger	14	8
900	Baron	14	5
901	Vink	14	4
902	Held	14	4
903	Olde	14	4
904	Sarmiento	14	9
905	Manrique	14	8
906	Koopmans	14	8
907	Fang	14	4
908	De miranda	14	10
909	Sommer	14	6
910	Gravenhorst	14	11
911	Verploeg	14	8
912	Nuñez	14	5
913	Gupta	14	5
914	Amundaray	14	9
915	De boer	14	7
916	Mata	14	4
917	Wix	14	3
918	Young	14	5
919	Hsing	14	5
920	Villarreal	14	10
921	Rivero	14	6
922	António	14	7
923	Mills	14	5
924	Molenaar	14	8
925	Colmenares	14	10
926	Marte	14	5
927	Vogel	14	5
928	Wisse	14	5
929	Bomba	14	5
930	Aragon	14	6
931	Tagorda	14	7
932	Gaviria	14	7
933	Chase	14	5
934	Wijne	14	5
935	Valdes	14	6
936	Stredel	14	7
937	Bertrand	14	8
938	Morillo	14	7
939	Dos santos	14	10
940	Mungra	14	6
941	Oleana	14	6
942	Gogorza	14	7
943	Kromhout	14	8
944	Zeng	14	4
945	Rutgers	14	7
946	Motwani	14	7
947	Arteaga	14	7
948	Cordeiro	14	8
949	Prado	14	5
950	Evans	14	5
951	Sutherland	14	10
952	Lacoste	14	7
953	Melendez	14	8
954	Sweet	14	5
955	Castano	14	7
956	Zhang	14	5
957	De olíveira	14	11
958	Eilers	14	6
959	Mac	14	3
960	Dorff	14	5
961	Halabi	14	6
962	Palmer	14	6
963	Green	14	5
964	Van vugt	14	8
965	Wolf	14	4
966	Todman	14	6
967	Curie	14	5
968	Scheper	14	7
969	Heide	14	5
970	Phillip	14	7
971	Carti	14	5
972	Roossien	14	8
973	Montaner	14	8
974	Ortega	14	6
975	Guiamo	14	6
976	Oude	14	4
977	Carotenuto	14	10
978	Camara	14	6
979	Brathwaite	14	10
980	Palacio	14	7
981	Nahr	14	4
982	Isaza	14	5
983	Betancourt	14	10
984	Hering	14	6
985	Ranis	14	5
986	Caines	14	6
987	Richard	14	7
988	Pool	14	4
989	Giron	14	5
990	Van thol	14	8
991	Legger	14	6
992	Cardoze	14	7
993	Hoefnagel	14	9
994	Block	14	5
995	Pom	14	3
996	Frankel	14	7
997	Baars	14	5
998	Wing	14	4
999	Cratz	14	5
1000	Mohammed	14	8

The Common Surnames of Aruba

Aruba is a small Caribbean island nation with a vibrant culture and a diverse population. Like many societies around the world, Aruba has a long history of family names or surnames that have been passed down from generation to generation. These surnames have deep roots in the traditions, customs, and values of the people of Aruba. In this article, we will explore some of the most common surnames in Aruba, shedding light on the backgrounds and histories of these families.

History of Surnames in Aruba

The concept of surnames, or family names, is not new. It has been around for centuries, and it has been a way to distinguish one family from another. The practice started in Europe in the Middle Ages when people began to adopt surnames based on their professions, locations, or other distinguishing characteristics. Over time, the practice spread to other parts of the world, including Aruba.

Aruba, like many Caribbean nations, has been shaped by a complex history of colonization and cultural exchange. The island was first inhabited by the Arawak people, and then colonized by the Spanish, the Dutch, and later the British. Aruba gained independence from the Netherlands in 1986. Through these historical changes, surnames have been shaped by language, religion, and cultural identity.

Common Surnames in Aruba

Aruba's population is diverse, with people of African, European, and Indigenous ancestry, among others. Here are some of the most common surnames in Aruba:

1. Maduro: This surname is of Portuguese origin and has been on the island since the 17th century. It was originally spelled Maddero, indicating a connection to the Portuguese island of Madeira. The name became Maduro over time, and it is now one of the most popular surnames on the island.

2. Croes: This surname is of Dutch origin and is common in Aruba and other Dutch Caribbean islands. It means cross in Dutch and has religious connotations. The name might have been given to people who were associated with a particular church or who were particularly devout.

3. Angela: This surname is common among people of African descent on the island. It might have originated from the Spanish name Angel, which means angel. Alternatively, it could have come from the Hebrew name Angela, meaning messenger of God.

4. Arends: This is another Dutch surname that is common in Aruba. It means eagle in Dutch, and it might have been given to people who were thought to have qualities of strength, courage, and vision.

5. Winklaar: This surname is common among people of African descent on the island. Its origins are unclear, but some believe that it could be linked to the Dutch surname Winkel, which means store or shop. Alternatively, it could have been altered from the French name Vinclair, which means bright wine.

Conclusion

Surnames are an important part of cultural heritage and identity. They connect us to our families, our histories, and our roots. In Aruba, surnames reflect a rich history of colonialism, migration, and cultural exchange, and they continue to evolve and change over time. The common surnames of Aruba speak volumes about its diverse and colorful population, and they are a reminder of the rich cultural heritage of this Caribbean nation.