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

Vanhove, 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 Vanhove surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanhove in America

Vanhove is the 46219th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanhove surname appeared 461 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 Vanhove.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanhove 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 Vanhove

The surname Vanhove originated in the Flanders region of Belgium, which was part of the historic County of Flanders during the Middle Ages. The name is derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "hove" meaning "courtyard" or "manor." It likely referred to an individual who lived or worked on a manor or courtyard estate.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Vanhove surname can be found in the Flemish town of Ghent in the early 13th century. A record from 1237 mentions a man named Willelmus Vanhove, who was a landowner in the area.

In the 14th century, the Vanhove name appears in various records and manuscripts across Flanders. A notable example is a land deed from 1382 that refers to a Johannes Vanhove, who owned property in the town of Bruges.

During the 15th century, the Vanhove surname spread to other parts of the Low Countries, including the Netherlands and northern France. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Pieter Vanhove, a merchant from Antwerp who was born around 1425.

Over the centuries, several notable individuals have carried the Vanhove surname. One example is Jan Vanhove (1644-1708), a Flemish painter and engraver who was active in the Baroque period. Another notable figure was Petrus Vanhove (1737-1804), a Belgian architect and engineer who designed several churches and public buildings in the city of Ghent.

In the 19th century, a prominent Vanhove was Charles-Joseph Vanhove (1811-1872), a Belgian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 1857 to 1859.

Another significant individual with the Vanhove surname was Henri Vanhove (1904-1991), a French Jesuit priest and linguist who specialized in the Semitic languages of the Near East. He made important contributions to the study of Arabic and other Afroasiatic languages.

While the Vanhove surname has its origins in Belgium and the Low Countries, it has since spread to various other parts of the world, including France, Canada, and the United States, carried by immigrants and their descendants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanhove

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

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

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