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

Vanderheide, 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 Vanderheide surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanderheide in America

Vanderheide is the 52383rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanderheide surname appeared 396 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 Vanderheide.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanderheide 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 Vanderheide

The surname VANDERHEIDE has its origins in the Netherlands, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "van der" meaning "from the" and "heide" meaning "heath" or "heathland". This suggests that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or came from a heathland area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Memorieboek der Vreemdeling, a register of foreigners in the city of Leiden, where a certain Pieter Vanderheide is mentioned in 1599. The name also appears in various other Dutch records from the 17th and 18th centuries, often with slight variations in spelling such as "Van der Heyde" or "Vanderheyde".

During the 17th century, a notable figure named Cornelis Vanderheide (1627-1702) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes. His works can be found in museums across Europe, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

In the 18th century, a man named Adriaan Vanderheide (1746-1817) was a prominent Dutch architect who designed several notable buildings in Amsterdam, including the Amstel Church and the Oudemannenhuis Berkhout.

Another historical figure with this surname was Pieter Vanderheide (1807-1878), a Dutch politician and jurist who served as the Minister of Justice in the Netherlands from 1858 to 1859.

Moving into the 19th century, Gerrit Vanderheide (1841-1913) was a Dutch-American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the Vanderheide Furniture Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which became one of the largest furniture manufacturers in the United States at the time.

Finally, in the early 20th century, Johannes Vanderheide (1876-1945) was a Dutch-American painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and portraits, many of which depicted scenes from his native Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanderheide

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

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

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