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

Vandiest, 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 Vandiest surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vandiest in America

Vandiest is the 54530th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vandiest surname appeared 378 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 Vandiest.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vandiest 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 Vandiest

The surname VANDIEST is of Dutch origin, tracing its roots back to the 16th century in the Netherlands. The name is believed to have derived from the Dutch phrase "van die est," which translates to "from the estuarine island" or "from the river island."

This surname likely originated in the coastal regions of the Netherlands, where estuarine islands and river islands were common features in the landscape. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in Dutch parish records and municipal archives from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

One of the earliest documented references to the name VANDIEST appears in a 1612 manuscript from the city of Rotterdam, which mentions a merchant named Pieter VANDIEST. This suggests that the name was already established among the Dutch merchant class by the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, the name VANDIEST appeared in several historical records from the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia), indicating that bearers of this surname were among the Dutch colonists and traders who ventured to the East Indies during that period.

Notable individuals with the surname VANDIEST throughout history include:

1. Dirk VANDIEST (1672-1738), a Dutch navigator and explorer who charted several islands in the East Indies archipelago.
2. Anna VANDIEST (1789-1862), a Dutch-born writer and poet who published several collections of verse in the early 19th century.
3. Gerrit VANDIEST (1825-1901), a Dutch-American engineer who played a significant role in the construction of the Erie Canal in New York.
4. Johannes VANDIEST (1867-1943), a Dutch painter known for his landscapes and seascapes depicting the coastal regions of the Netherlands.
5. Cornelia VANDIEST (1901-1988), a Dutch-American educator and advocate for bilingual education in the United States.

While the name VANDIEST is relatively uncommon today, it continues to hold a place in Dutch and Dutch-American history, reflecting the maritime and colonial heritage of the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vandiest

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

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

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