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

Vandervoort, 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 Vandervoort surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vandervoort in America

Vandervoort is the 25902nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vandervoort surname appeared 949 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 Vandervoort.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vandervoort 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 Vandervoort

The surname VANDERVOORT is of Dutch origin and can be traced back to the 16th century in the Netherlands. It is a locational name derived from the Dutch words "van der" meaning "from the" and "voort" meaning "ford" or "shallow crossing".

The earliest known records of the VANDERVOORT name appear in Dutch census and baptismal records from the late 1500s in the provinces of Gelderland and Utrecht. The name likely originated as a descriptive term for someone who lived near a shallow crossing or ford in a river or stream.

In the 17th century, several VANDERVOORT families emigrated from the Netherlands to the Dutch colonies in North America, particularly the New Netherland settlements along the Hudson River and Long Island. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was Cornelis Jansen VANDERVOORT, who arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) in 1659.

Another notable early bearer of the VANDERVOORT name was Hendrick VANDERVOORT, a prominent merchant and landholder in the Dutch colony of New Netherland in the late 1600s. He owned a large estate in what is now Brooklyn, New York.

During the American Revolutionary War, several VANDERVOORT men served in the Continental Army, including Captain John VANDERVOORT, who fought in the Battle of Long Island in 1776.

In the 19th century, the VANDERVOORT family spread across the United States and Canada. One prominent individual was William Henry VANDERVOORT (1825-1902), a successful businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Troy, New York.

Another notable VANDERVOORT was Horace VANDERVOORT (1859-1939), a Canadian-born architect who designed several notable buildings in British Columbia, including the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Marine Building.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vandervoort

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

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

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