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

Vanderweele, 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 Vanderweele surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanderweele in America

Vanderweele is the 47107th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanderweele surname appeared 451 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 Vanderweele.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanderweele 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 Vanderweele

The surname VANDERWEELE is of Dutch origin and can be traced back to the 16th century in the Netherlands. It is a locational surname, derived from the Dutch words "van der" meaning "from the" and "weele" referring to a marshy or swampy area. This suggests that the name originated from a specific region in the Netherlands known for its wetlands or low-lying areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VANDERWEELE surname can be found in the Dutch city of Delft, where a certain Pieter Janszoon VANDERWEELE was mentioned in a document dated 1589. Other early variations of the spelling included VANDERWIELE, VANDERWEEL, and VANDERWIELE.

The VANDERWEELE name appears to have been particularly prominent in the provinces of South Holland and North Holland, where many families bearing this surname resided in the 17th and 18th centuries. Some notable individuals with the VANDERWEELE surname from this period include Gerrit VANDERWEELE (1646-1723), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his landscapes and seascapes, and Johannes VANDERWEELE (1691-1765), a renowned scholar and theologian who served as a professor at the University of Leiden.

In the 19th century, the VANDERWEELE surname began to spread beyond the Netherlands as Dutch immigrants settled in various parts of the world. One notable figure from this era is Pieter VANDERWEELE (1819-1892), a Dutch-American engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded the Phoenix Iron Company in Pennsylvania, USA.

Another prominent individual bearing the VANDERWEELE name was Dirk VANDERWEELE (1854-1932), a Dutch politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice in the Netherlands from 1913 to 1918.

In more recent times, Cornelis VANDERWEELE (1920-2007) was a Dutch-American scientist and academic who made significant contributions to the field of biochemistry and served as a professor at the University of Miami.

Throughout its history, the VANDERWEELE surname has maintained strong ties to its Dutch roots, with many variations in spelling and pronunciation emerging as the name spread across different regions and cultures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanderweele

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

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

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