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

Vanderbeek, 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 Vanderbeek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanderbeek in America

Vanderbeek is the 27411th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanderbeek surname appeared 880 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 Vanderbeek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanderbeek 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 Vanderbeek

The surname VANDERBEEK originated in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Dutch words "van der" meaning "of the" and "beek" meaning "brook" or "stream". The name likely referred to someone who lived near a brook or stream.

One of the earliest known records of the name VANDERBEEK appears in the town of Leiden, in the Dutch province of Zuid-Holland, in the 14th century. The spelling was sometimes written as "van der Beke" or "van der Beeck".

In the late 15th century, a prominent Dutch painter named Jacob Cornelisz van der Beeck (c. 1456-1532) was active in Amsterdam. His works included religious paintings and portraits.

During the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century, a poet and playwright named Laurens van der Beeck (1620-1675) gained recognition for his tragedies and comedies.

In the 18th century, a Dutch merchant named Johannes van der Beeck (1724-1792) established trade routes between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).

The name VANDERBEEK also spread to other parts of Europe, such as Germany and Belgium, where it was sometimes spelled as "Vanderbeek" or "Vander Beek".

One notable figure with this surname was the Belgian artist and printmaker Edouard Vanderbeek (1843-1920), known for his etchings and engravings depicting landscapes and rural scenes.

As Dutch settlers began to migrate to the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries, the VANDERBEEK surname was introduced to North America. Some early bearers of the name settled in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (later New York) and other parts of the British colonies.

Overall, the surname VANDERBEEK has a rich history rooted in the Netherlands, with connections to art, literature, and commerce throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanderbeek

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

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

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