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

Vader, 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 Vader surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vader in America

Vader is the 30735th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vader surname appeared 758 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 Vader.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vader 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 Vader

The surname Vader is believed to have originated in the Netherlands, with its earliest known records dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Dutch word "vader," meaning "father," which itself stems from the Middle Dutch word "vader" and the Old Dutch word "fadar."

One of the earliest documented references to the Vader surname can be found in the Dutch baptismal records of 1587, where a child named Pieter Vader was recorded. This suggests that the name was already established in the Netherlands at that time.

In the 17th century, the Vader surname appeared in various Dutch records, including the registers of the Dutch East India Company, which played a significant role in the colonization and exploration of many parts of the world during that era.

One notable individual with the Vader surname was Adriaen Vader, a Dutch Golden Age painter born in 1636 and known for his landscape and marine paintings. His works can be found in several museums, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Another historical figure bearing the Vader surname was Jacobus Vader, a Dutch theologian and philosopher who lived from 1667 to 1734. He was a prominent figure in the Dutch Reformed Church and authored several influential works on theology and philosophy.

In the 18th century, the Vader surname continued to appear in Dutch records, with some individuals emigrating to other parts of the world, such as the Dutch Cape Colony in South Africa. One such individual was Pieter Vader, who was born in the Netherlands in 1712 and later settled in the Cape Colony, where he became a prominent farmer and landowner.

As the Dutch established colonies and trading outposts around the world, the Vader surname likely spread to other regions, although its prevalence remained highest in the Netherlands and among Dutch communities abroad.

Throughout history, several other notable individuals have borne the Vader surname, including Johannes Vader, a Dutch painter born in 1892 and known for his landscape and still-life paintings, and Adriaan Vader, a Dutch politician and diplomat who served as the Netherlands' ambassador to the United States in the 1950s.

While the surname Vader is still found predominantly in the Netherlands and among Dutch communities worldwide, it has also been adopted by individuals of other nationalities, albeit to a lesser extent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vader

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

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

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