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

VandenBoom, 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 VandenBoom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VandenBoom in America

VandenBoom is the 45569th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VandenBoom surname appeared 469 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 VandenBoom.

We can also compare 2010 data for VandenBoom 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 VandenBoom

The surname VANDENBOOM originated in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is a locational name derived from the Dutch words "van den" meaning "from the" and "boom" meaning "tree" or "beam". The name likely referred to someone who lived near a prominent tree or a settlement named after a notable tree.

Historical records show that the name VANDENBOOM first appeared in the Dutch province of Gelderland in the late 1500s. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Gerrit Vandenboom, born in 1587 in the town of Arnhem. His family is believed to have been among the first to bear this surname in the region.

In the 17th century, the VANDENBOOM name spread to other parts of the Netherlands, particularly the provinces of North Holland and South Holland. During this time, the name also appeared in various spellings, such as "Van den Boom", "Vanden Boom", and "Vandenbohm".

The VANDENBOOM surname is not found in the Domesday Book, as it originated well after the 11th century when this famous English manuscript was compiled. However, the name has been documented in other historical records, including church registers and municipal archives across the Netherlands.

Notable individuals with the surname VANDENBOOM include:

1. Dirk Vandenboom (1623-1698), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his landscapes and seascapes.
2. Pieter Vandenboom (1758-1832), a Dutch politician who served as the mayor of Rotterdam from 1810 to 1815.
3. Wilhelmina Vandenboom (1881-1964), a Dutch feminist and advocate for women's rights, who founded the first women's shelter in Amsterdam.
4. Hendrik Vandenboom (1906-1982), a Dutch-born American architect renowned for his modernist designs in New York City.
5. Jaap Vandenboom (1935-2018), a Dutch footballer who played as a defender for Ajax Amsterdam and the Netherlands national team in the 1950s and 1960s.

The VANDENBOOM name has also been associated with various place names in the Netherlands, such as Vandenboomstraat (Vandenboom Street) in Rotterdam and Vandenboompark (Vandenboom Park) in Amsterdam, both named after notable bearers of the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VandenBoom

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

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

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