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

Vandermark, 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 Vandermark surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vandermark in America

Vandermark is the 17481st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vandermark surname appeared 1,612 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Vandermark.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vandermark 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 Vandermark

The surname VANDERMARK has its origins in the Netherlands, tracing back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "van der" meaning "from the" and "mark" referring to a boundary or border area. This suggests the name may have originated from a family residing near a territorial boundary.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VANDERMARK surname appears in a Dutch census record from the city of Leiden in 1587, where a Pieter VANDERMARK is listed as a merchant. The name is also found in various municipal records from the provinces of North and South Holland during the late 1500s and early 1600s.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the VANDERMARK name was Jan VANDERMARK (1620-1692), a Dutch painter known for his landscape and seascape works. Some of his paintings can be found in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

The surname VANDERMARK also appears in historical records from the German states, particularly in the Rhineland region, where it is believed some Dutch families migrated. One example is Johann VANDERMARK (1675-1741), a Lutheran minister from the town of Düsseldorf.

As the Dutch established colonies in the Americas, the VANDERMARK surname traveled across the Atlantic. One of the earliest recorded instances is Hendrik VANDERMARK (1639-1701), a Dutch settler who arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York) in the 1660s and became a prominent merchant and landowner.

Another notable individual with the VANDERMARK surname was Catharina VANDERMARK (1718-1789), a Dutch-American businesswoman who owned and operated a successful tavern in Philadelphia during the American Revolutionary War period.

Over the centuries, the spelling of the surname has evolved, with variations such as VANDERMARCK, VANDERMERCK, and VANDERMERKE appearing in historical records. However, the core elements of "van der" and "mark" have remained consistent, preserving the name's Dutch origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vandermark

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

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

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