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

VanHooser, 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 VanHooser surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanHooser in America

VanHooser is the 20263rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanHooser surname appeared 1,313 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 VanHooser.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanHooser 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 VanHooser

The surname Vanhooser has its origins in the Netherlands, where it emerged during the late 16th or early 17th century. It is believed to have derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "hooser" referring to a person who lived near a river or stream. The name may have originally been spelled as "Van Hooser" or "Van Hoser."

One of the earliest records of the Vanhooser surname can be found in the Dutch province of Gelderland, where a family with this name was documented in the late 1600s. The name is also thought to have spread to other parts of the Netherlands, such as the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Limburg.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, some individuals bearing the Vanhooser surname migrated to other parts of Europe, including Germany and England. Records show that a Pieter Van Hoser was born in Amsterdam in 1675 and later settled in the German city of Hamburg.

In the early 19th century, the Vanhooser surname made its way to North America, as Dutch and German immigrants began arriving in the United States and Canada. One of the earliest known individuals with this surname in North America was Johannes Vanhooser, who was born in the Netherlands in 1801 and immigrated to Pennsylvania in the 1830s.

Notable individuals with the Vanhooser surname throughout history include:

1. Cornelis Vanhooser (1742-1818), a Dutch merchant and ship owner from Rotterdam.
2. Anna Maria Vanhooser (1776-1846), a German-born artist known for her landscape paintings.
3. William Vanhooser (1820-1892), an American farmer and landowner in Tennessee.
4. John Vanhooser (1849-1923), a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
5. Emily Vanhooser (1892-1968), an American educator and women's rights activist from Missouri.

While the Vanhooser surname is relatively uncommon, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and countries, reflecting the diverse cultural influences that have shaped its evolution and spread across different regions of the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanHooser

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

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

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