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

Vanderlin, 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 Vanderlin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanderlin in America

Vanderlin is the 123064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanderlin surname appeared 140 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 Vanderlin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanderlin 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 Vanderlin

The surname VANDERLIN originated in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "van der" meaning "from the" and "lin" which referred to a linden tree or lime tree. This suggests the name may have originated as a locational surname for someone who lived near a notable linden tree.

Early variations of the spelling included Vanderlinne, Vanderlinde, and Van der Linden. The name is found in some Dutch records from the 1500s, though there are no famous early bearers known. By the 1600s, the spelling had stabilized closer to the modern form.

One of the earliest recorded instances is Jan Vanderlin, born around 1620 in Amsterdam. He was a merchant involved in the Dutch East India Company's spice trade. Records show he made several voyages to Indonesia in the 1640s and 1650s.

Another early bearer was Pieter Vanderlin, a farmer from Friesland in the northern Netherlands born in 1632. Local church records from the 1670s mention him owning land near the village of Wommels.

In the 1700s, the VANDERLIN name spread more widely as Dutch immigrants settled in European colonies. Hendrick Vanderlin (1710-1785) was born in Utrecht but later moved to Cape Colony in South Africa, where he worked as a vintner.

A line of VANDERLINs can be traced to the German Palatinate region in the 1800s. Perhaps the most notable was Friedrich Vanderlin (1812-1891), a teacher and historian who wrote extensively about the Palatinate's history and culture.

Later in the 19th century, Franz Vanderlin (1852-1924) was an Austrian chemist. He did pioneering work on synthetic dyes and colorants, patenting several processes still used commercially today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanderlin

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

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

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