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

Vandervort, 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 Vandervort surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vandervort in America

Vandervort is the 15978th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vandervort surname appeared 1,817 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 Vandervort.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vandervort 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 Vandervort

The surname Vandervort originated in the Netherlands during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Dutch words "van der" meaning "from the" and "vort" meaning "ford" or "shallow place to cross a river or stream." This suggests that the name likely originated from a place name referring to a location near a ford or river crossing.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Dutch Provincial Registers from the 16th century, where it appears as "Vander Vort." This spelling variation highlights the fluidity of surnames during that time, as they were often based on local pronunciations and spellings.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various Dutch records, such as baptismal registers and municipal archives, indicating that it was well-established in the Netherlands by that point. Some notable individuals from this era include Johannes Vandervort (1602-1673), a Dutch merchant and ship owner, and Pieter Vandervort (1623-1691), a prominent figure in the Dutch East India Company.

As the Dutch colonized parts of the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Vandervort began to appear in records from those regions. One notable example is Cornelis Vandervort (1687-1759), a Dutch settler who became one of the first European inhabitants of what is now Staten Island, New York.

In the 19th century, the name Vandervort continued to be found in Dutch and American records, with individuals like Johan Vandervort (1812-1889), a Dutch-American artist, and William Vandervort (1832-1911), a Union soldier during the American Civil War.

Other notable individuals with the surname Vandervort include:

1. Hendrik Vandervort (1551-1621), a Dutch painter and engraver.
2. Arnout Vandervort (1768-1842), a Dutch-American farmer and land owner in Pennsylvania.
3. Johannes Vandervort (1790-1863), a Dutch-American businessman and landowner in New York.
4. Pieter Vandervort (1823-1897), a Dutch-American politician and Civil War veteran from New Jersey.
5. Maria Vandervort (1856-1928), a Dutch-American educator and women's rights activist.

While the name Vandervort is not as common today as it once was, its history can be traced back to the Netherlands and the Dutch colonial era, with roots in the medieval period and a connection to the geographic feature of a ford or river crossing.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vandervort

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

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

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