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

VanCuren, 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 VanCuren surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanCuren in America

VanCuren is the 28967th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanCuren surname appeared 820 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 VanCuren.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanCuren 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 VanCuren

The surname VANCUREN has its origins in the Netherlands, specifically in the Dutch province of Holland. It likely dates back to the 16th or 17th century, during the Dutch Golden Age. The name is derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "curen" which is a variation of the word "kuren" meaning "to choose" or "to elect."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname VANCUREN can be found in a Dutch census record from the city of Amsterdam in 1623. The name was spelled "Van Curen" at the time. It is believed that the VANCUREN family may have been involved in the political process or held some form of elected office, hence the meaning "from the elected" or "from the chosen."

In the 17th century, a notable VANCUREN was Jan VANCUREN, a Dutch merchant and trader who was born in Rotterdam in 1641 and died in 1702. He was involved in the lucrative spice trade between the Netherlands and the East Indies.

The VANCUREN name also appears in several historical records from the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which later became part of the United States. In 1654, a man named Pieter VANCUREN is listed as one of the early settlers in the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam (present-day New York City).

Another prominent figure with the VANCUREN surname was Willem VANCUREN, a Dutch military officer who served in the Dutch East Indies in the late 18th century. He was born in Utrecht in 1752 and died in Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in 1810.

In the 19th century, a notable VANCUREN was Dirk VANCUREN, a Dutch-American author and journalist who was born in Amsterdam in 1812 and immigrated to the United States in 1838. He wrote several books about Dutch culture and history, and worked as a journalist for various publications in New York City. He died in 1879.

As the VANCUREN family spread throughout the Netherlands and later to other parts of the world, various spelling variations emerged, such as Van Curen, Van Kuren, and Van Kueren. However, the core meaning and Dutch origins of the name remained consistent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanCuren

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

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

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