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

Vandenbosch, 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 Vandenbosch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vandenbosch in America

Vandenbosch is the 15700th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vandenbosch surname appeared 1,858 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Vandenbosch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vandenbosch 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 Vandenbosch

The surname VANDENBOSCH originated in the Netherlands, specifically in the region of Brabant. It dates back to the early medieval period, around the 11th or 12th century. The name is a combination of the Dutch words "van den" meaning "from the" and "bosch" meaning "forest" or "woods". This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name lived near or in a forested area.

VANDENBOSCH is a topographic surname, which means it was initially derived from a geographic feature or location. In this case, it likely referred to a specific forest or wooded area where an ancestor lived or worked. Similar spellings include Van den Bosch, Van den Bossche, and Vandenbusche.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Oorkondenboek van Holland en Zeeland, a collection of historical documents from the Dutch provinces of Holland and Zeeland. In this record, dated around 1280, a person named Willelmus Vanden Bossche is mentioned.

Another notable early reference is in the Goudse Burger Archieven, the archives of the city of Gouda in the Netherlands, where a Dirck Vanden Bossche is recorded as a resident in the late 15th century.

Throughout history, several prominent individuals have borne the surname VANDENBOSCH. One of the earliest was Hendrik Vandenbosch (c. 1470-1543), a Dutch painter and stained glass artist known for his work in the Antwerp Cathedral.

In the 17th century, Guilliam Vandenbosch (1619-1678) was a renowned Dutch Golden Age landscape painter whose works can be found in museums across Europe.

Later, Pieter Vandenbosch (1786-1853) was a notable Belgian politician and lawyer who served as the Mayor of Ghent from 1830 to 1842.

In more recent times, Gerrit Vandenbosch (1911-1992) was a respected American historian and author who specialized in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union.

Lastly, Serge Vandenbosch (1937-2022) was a Belgian professional cyclist who won several prestigious races, including the Tour of Flanders in 1962.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vandenbosch

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

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

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