Find out how popular the last name Ouderkirk is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ouderkirk.

Ouderkirk, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ouderkirk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ouderkirk in America

Ouderkirk is the 32236th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ouderkirk surname appeared 715 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ouderkirk.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ouderkirk to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ouderkirk

The surname Ouderkirk originated in the Netherlands during the medieval period. It is a locational name, derived from the Dutch words "ouder" meaning "older" and "kerk" meaning "church." The name likely referred to someone who lived near an older or ancient church.

Ouderkirk is a variant spelling of the Dutch place name Oudekerke, which can be found in several locations across the Netherlands and Belgium. The earliest recorded instances of the surname date back to the 14th century in records from the region of Zuid-Holland in the western Netherlands.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Jan van Ouderkirk, a merchant and alderman who lived in the city of Delft in the late 14th century. Historical records also mention a Willem Ouderkirk, a member of the Dutch East India Company who traveled to the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) in the early 17th century.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, many Dutch settlers with the surname Ouderkirk immigrated to the newly established Dutch colonies in North America, particularly in the areas of present-day New York and New Jersey. Notable individuals from this period include Pieter Ouderkirk, who was among the early settlers of New Amsterdam (now New York City) in the 1630s, and Cornelis Ouderkirk, a farmer and landowner in Bergen County, New Jersey, in the late 17th century.

In the 19th century, a branch of the Ouderkirk family settled in South Africa, where they played a significant role in the early development of the country's wine industry. One of the most prominent figures was Jan Ouderkirk (1818-1892), a winemaker and viticulturist who established several successful vineyards in the Western Cape region.

Other notable individuals with the surname Ouderkirk include Pieter Ouderkirk (1856-1929), a Dutch-American artist and painter known for his landscapes and seascapes, and Adriaan Ouderkirk (1884-1962), a Dutch architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Amsterdam and other cities in the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ouderkirk

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ouderkirk.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ouderkirk was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ouderkirk has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ouderkirk was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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