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

Vanderbush, 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 Vanderbush surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanderbush in America

Vanderbush is the 56444th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanderbush surname appeared 362 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 Vanderbush.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanderbush 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 Vanderbush

The surname VANDERBUSH is of Dutch origin, derived from the combination of the words "van der" meaning "from the" and "busch" meaning "bush" or "woods". This suggests that the name originated from an area or region associated with bushes or wooded areas in the Netherlands.

The earliest known record of the VANDERBUSH surname dates back to the 16th century in the Dutch province of Gelderland. Historical records indicate that the name was commonly found in areas around the cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen during this period.

One of the earliest documented instances of the VANDERBUSH name can be found in the baptismal records of the Dutch Reformed Church in Arnhem, where a Johannes Vanderbush was baptized in 1587. Another notable early record is from a land deed in Nijmegen, where a Pieter Vanderbush acquired a parcel of land in 1612.

As the Dutch colonized parts of North America in the 17th century, some individuals with the VANDERBUSH surname were among the early settlers. One of the earliest known examples is Dirck Vanderbush, who arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) in 1653.

Throughout the centuries, several notable individuals have carried the VANDERBUSH surname. One such person was Hendrick Vanderbush (1731-1805), a Dutch-American farmer and soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Another was Johannes Vanderbush (1792-1868), a Dutch-American businessman and landowner who played a significant role in the development of Hudson County, New Jersey.

In the literary world, Gertrude Vanderbush (1866-1942), an American writer and poet, gained recognition for her works including "The Open Road" and "Songs of the Prairie". Cornelius Vanderbush (1904-1986), a Dutch-American artist, was known for his landscape paintings depicting rural scenes in the Netherlands.

Finally, one of the more recent prominent figures with the VANDERBUSH surname was Richard Vanderbush (1923-2004), an American lawyer and politician who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1974 to 1978.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanderbush

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

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

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