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

Vandersloot, 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 Vandersloot surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vandersloot in America

Vandersloot is the 50467th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vandersloot surname appeared 414 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 Vandersloot.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vandersloot 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 Vandersloot

The surname VANDERSLOOT originated in the Netherlands during the early medieval period. It is derived from the Dutch words "van der" meaning "from the" and "sloot" meaning "ditch" or "canal." This suggests that the name likely referred to someone who lived near or worked with ditches or canals.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the archives of the town of Alkmaar in North Holland, where a certain Pieter Vandersloot is mentioned in a document dated 1386. This indicates that the name was already established in that region by the late 14th century.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name appeared in various records across the Netherlands, particularly in the provinces of North Holland, South Holland, and Utrecht. Notable examples include Jan Vandersloot (1538-1612), a merchant from Amsterdam, and Gerrit Vandersloot (1622-1678), a prominent lawyer and alderman in Utrecht.

As the Dutch began to establish colonies in the Americas and other parts of the world, the name VANDERSLOOT spread to these new territories. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in North America is that of Hendrick Vandersloot, who arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) in 1649.

In the 19th century, the name VANDERSLOOT gained prominence with the birth of Willem Vandersloot (1822-1897), a Dutch-born American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1877 to 1879.

Other notable individuals with the surname VANDERSLOOT include:

1. Adriaen Vandersloot (1639-1672), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still-life works.
2. Gerardus Vandersloot (1817-1898), a Dutch-born American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Vandersloot Chair of Greek at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.
3. Cornelis Vandersloot (1865-1945), a Dutch mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics.
4. Johannes Vandersloot (1889-1952), a Dutch Olympic athlete who competed in the men's discus throw event at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
5. Pieter Vandersloot (1926-2014), a Dutch-born American engineer and businessman who co-founded the Vandersloot Consulting Group, a leading engineering firm based in California.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vandersloot

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

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

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