Adelaar is used as a family name or surname in Dutch. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Adelaar
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Dutch
Meaning: Adelaar is a Middle Dutch word meaning eagle and a cognate of German Adler. Eagle is a significant part of various European clans and can be seen frequently on coat of arms. Even today, eagles can be seen on the coat of arms of countries like Germany, Romania and Poland.

How popular is Adelaar?

Adelaar is ranked 309287 on our list.

Adelaar is a very rare family name, few people in Netherlands and Suriname have the last name. Around 952 people have been found who wears Adelaar as their family name. Adelaar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
214,847 Australia4
184,212 France3
14,078 Japan3
65,594 Belgium2
124,220 Italy2
24,176 Qatar1
5,872 Namibia1
810,193 Indonesia1
289,511 England1
9,591 Panama1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
116,847 Canada21
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
271,475 United States61
Countries with hundreds of Adelaar:
4,939 Netherlands545
674 Suriname160
35,546 South Africa146

Adelaar Namesakes

  • Cor Adelaar, Soccer player
  • Frans Adelaar, Soccer player
  • Christel Adelaar, Actress

Related Family Names: