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

Vandeputte, 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 Vandeputte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vandeputte in America

Vandeputte is the 58876th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vandeputte surname appeared 344 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 Vandeputte.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vandeputte 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 Vandeputte

The surname VANDEPUTTE is of Dutch origin, originating in the Low Countries region of western Europe during the medieval period. It is a locative name, derived from a specific place name, likely referring to a location with a well or a pit.

The name VANDEPUTTE is believed to have evolved from the Dutch words "van de" meaning "from the" and "putte" meaning "well" or "pit." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have lived near a notable well or pit, or perhaps worked as well-diggers or pit-workers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VANDEPUTTE surname can be found in the 14th-century municipal records of the city of Ghent, in present-day Belgium. An individual named Jan Vandeputte is mentioned as a resident of the city in 1368.

The VANDEPUTTE name can also be traced back to the 16th century in the Netherlands, where it appears in various spellings such as "Van de Putte," "Vander Putte," and "Vanden Putte." These variations reflect the fluidity of surname spellings during that era.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the VANDEPUTTE surname was Joannes Vandeputte (1622-1697), a Flemish painter and engraver born in Antwerp, who was known for his religious and mythological works.

Another historical figure bearing the VANDEPUTTE name was Cornelis Vandeputte (1670-1744), a Dutch Golden Age painter from Delft, known for his genre scenes, portraits, and still lifes.

During the 18th century, the VANDEPUTTE surname appears in records from the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Zeeland, indicating its spread across the Low Countries region.

In the 19th century, a prominent individual with this surname was Jean-Baptiste Vandeputte (1801-1865), a Belgian architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Brussels, including the Palais des Académies.

As the VANDEPUTTE name spread throughout the centuries, it was also carried by various individuals who immigrated to other parts of the world, particularly to North America and other former Dutch colonial territories.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vandeputte

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Vandeputte, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!