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

VanHook, 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 VanHook surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanHook in America

VanHook is the 8802nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanHook surname appeared 3,720 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 VanHook.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanHook 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 VanHook

The surname VANHOOK is of Dutch origin, originating from the Netherlands in the 16th century. The name is derived from the Old Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "hoek" meaning "corner" or "angle". This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived in a particular corner or angled area of a town or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name VANHOOK can be found in the Dutch city of Middelburg in the year 1587, where a man named Pieter VANHOOK is mentioned in a local census record. The name also appears in various other Dutch records from the 16th and 17th centuries, with variations in spelling such as "Van Hoeck" and "Van Hooke".

During the 17th century, the name VANHOOK began to spread beyond the Netherlands as Dutch settlers and traders ventured to other parts of the world. In 1642, a man named Jan VANHOOK is recorded as being one of the first Dutch settlers in the Cape Colony, which is now part of South Africa.

In the late 17th century, the name VANHOOK also made its way to the American colonies, where it was anglicized to its current spelling. One of the earliest known bearers of the name in America was Cornelis VANHOOK, who was born in the Netherlands around 1650 and later settled in New York.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the VANHOOK name can be found in various historical records and documents across Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Pieter VANHOOK (1567-1638), a Dutch merchant and explorer who was one of the first Europeans to establish trade relations with Japan.

2. Johannes VANHOOK (1712-1789), a Dutch-born soldier who fought in the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.

3. Elizabeth VANHOOK (1788-1863), an American pioneer and early settler in the state of Indiana.

4. Hendrik VANHOOK (1823-1901), a Dutch-born artist and painter who was known for his landscape paintings of the Netherlands.

5. William VANHOOK (1861-1932), an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanHook

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

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

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