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

VanBebber, 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 VanBebber surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanBebber in America

VanBebber is the 45105th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanBebber surname appeared 475 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 VanBebber.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanBebber 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 VanBebber

The surname VANBEBBER is of Dutch origin, tracing its roots back to the Netherlands during the 17th century. It is a combination of two words – "van" meaning "from" and "Bebber," which is believed to be derived from the Dutch word "bebbe," meaning "grandmother" or "old woman."

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the Dutch Reformed Church records of New Amsterdam (modern-day New York City) in the late 1600s. It is likely that the VANBEBBER family was among the early Dutch settlers who arrived in the New World during this period.

In the early 1700s, the VANBEBBER name appeared in various colonial records in Pennsylvania and Virginia, suggesting that members of the family had migrated from New York to these regions. One notable early bearer of this surname was Johannes VANBEBBER, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1712.

As the VANBEBBER family spread across the American colonies, the name underwent various spelling variations, including VANBEBER, VANBEVERE, and VANBIBBER. These variations were often the result of phonetic spellings or regional dialects.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, several prominent individuals bore the VANBEBBER surname. Isaac VANBEBBER (1784-1845) was a prominent landowner and community leader in Ohio. Samuel VANBEBBER (1805-1888) was a successful businessman and philanthropist in Indiana.

Other notable VANBEBBER individuals include Mary VANBEBBER (1832-1912), a renowned educator and advocate for women's rights in Missouri, and Charles VANBEBBER (1867-1943), a respected lawyer and judge in Kansas.

While the name VANBEBBER may have originated as a reference to an "old woman" or "grandmother," it has since evolved to represent a proud lineage with deep roots in the Dutch and American colonial experience.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanBebber

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

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

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