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

Schaapveld, 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 Schaapveld surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schaapveld in America

Schaapveld is the 111988th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schaapveld surname appeared 157 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 Schaapveld.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schaapveld 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 Schaapveld

The surname SCHAAPVELD originated in the Netherlands during the 13th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "schaap" meaning sheep and "veld" meaning field, suggesting the name may have referred to someone who lived near or worked on a field where sheep grazed.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a 1287 manuscript from the city of Utrecht, which mentions a "Willem van Schaapveld" as a landowner. This indicates the name was already in use as a surname by the late 13th century in the Dutch region.

The name SCHAAPVELD has been linked to various places in the Netherlands, including the village of Schaapveld near Nijmegen, which likely took its name from the same Dutch words. It's possible that the surname originated from this area or that early bearers of the name were associated with this location.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with the surname SCHAAPVELD was Geert Schaapveld (c. 1420 - 1485), a Dutch merchant and alderman in the city of Deventer. Records from this time often spelled the name as "Schaeapvelt" or "Schapvelt," reflecting the evolving spelling variations common with surnames.

Another historical figure was Jan Schaapveld (1570 - 1645), a Dutch Reformed minister and theologian who served in the city of Leiden during the early years of the Dutch Reformation.

In the 17th century, a prominent bearer of the name was Pieter Schaapveld (1615 - 1688), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still life and genre paintings depicting everyday scenes.

During the 18th century, a notable person with the surname SCHAAPVELD was Gerrit Schaapveld (1725 - 1802), a Dutch politician and member of the Staten-Generaal, the governing body of the Dutch Republic.

While the name has its roots in the Netherlands, it has since spread to other parts of the world, likely through Dutch emigration and settlement in other countries over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schaapveld

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

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 Schaapveld 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 Schaapveld 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 Schaapveld was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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