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

VanHorne, 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 VanHorne surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanHorne in America

VanHorne is the 20172nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanHorne surname appeared 1,322 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 VanHorne.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanHorne 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 VanHorne

The surname VANHORNE has its origins in the Netherlands and dates back to the 16th century. It is a locative name derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "hoorn" referring to the town of Hoorn in the province of North Holland. The earliest recorded spelling of the name can be found in Dutch records from the city of Hoorn in the late 1500s.

The name VANHORNE likely originated as a way to identify individuals who had migrated from the town of Hoorn to other areas of the Netherlands or abroad. It was not uncommon for Dutch surnames to incorporate place names, particularly those indicating the town or region from which a person or family had originated.

One of the earliest known references to the VANHORNE name can be found in the records of the Dutch Reformed Church in New Amsterdam (now New York City) in the mid-17th century. This suggests that individuals bearing the VANHORNE surname were among the early Dutch settlers in the New World.

Notable individuals with the VANHORNE surname include:

1. Pieter Jansen VANHORNE (c. 1620-1700), a Dutch settler in New Netherland who established a farm on Long Island and served as a magistrate in the town of Flatbush.

2. Abraham VANHORNE (1687-1757), a Dutch-American merchant and landowner in New York City, known for his role in the development of the city's commercial district.

3. Philip VANHORNE (1766-1836), an American Revolutionary War soldier and early settler in the Ohio Territory, who founded the town of Vanhornesville (now part of Athens, Ohio).

4. Cornelius VANHORNE (1801-1879), a Dutch-American industrialist and inventor, credited with developing early methods for the mass production of nails and other hardware.

5. Gertrude VANHORNE (1881-1962), an American writer and journalist, known for her work as a war correspondent during World War I and for her novels depicting life in early 20th century New York City.

While the name VANHORNE has its roots in the Netherlands, it has since become an established surname in various parts of the world, particularly in North America, where many early Dutch settlers bearing the name made their homes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanHorne

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

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

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