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

Vanhall, 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 Vanhall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanhall in America

Vanhall is the 64054th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanhall surname appeared 311 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 Vanhall.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanhall 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 Vanhall

The surname VANHALL is believed to have originated in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is a combination of the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "hal" meaning "hall" or "manor house." The name likely referred to someone who lived near or worked at a manor house or estate.

VANHALL is considered a locational surname, meaning it was derived from a specific place or location. In this case, it may have originated from a town or village called "Hall" or a variation of that name. Locational surnames became common in the Netherlands and other parts of Europe during the Middle Ages as a way to distinguish individuals from different areas.

One of the earliest known records of the VANHALL surname can be found in the Dutch town of Delft in the year 1589. The record mentions a certain Jan van Hall, who was a merchant and landowner in the region. This suggests that the surname was already in use by the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the VANHALL surname appears in several historical documents from the Netherlands, including marriage and birth records. One notable individual from this period was Dirk van Hall, born in 1655 in Amsterdam, who was a prominent merchant and member of the Dutch East India Company.

During the 18th century, the VANHALL surname spread across various parts of Europe, including Germany and the United Kingdom. In England, there are records of a family named Vanhall residing in the county of Yorkshire in the late 1700s.

One of the most famous individuals with the VANHALL surname was the Dutch statesman and diplomat Floris Adriaan van Hall, who lived from 1791 to 1866. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Netherlands and played a significant role in the country's international relations during the 19th century.

Another notable figure was the Dutch architect and engineer Pieter van Hall, born in 1753, who was responsible for designing several important buildings and infrastructure projects in the Netherlands during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

In the 19th century, the VANHALL surname continued to be prominent in the Netherlands and other parts of Europe. One individual of note was the Dutch painter and printmaker Willem van Hall, who lived from 1801 to 1869 and was known for his landscapes and cityscapes.

As the centuries passed, the VANHALL surname spread to other parts of the world, including North America, where it was brought by Dutch immigrants in the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, the name can be found in various countries, though it remains most common in the Netherlands and among people of Dutch descent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanhall

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

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

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