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

Vanhulle, 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 Vanhulle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanhulle in America

Vanhulle is the 56972nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanhulle surname appeared 358 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 Vanhulle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanhulle 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 Vanhulle

The surname VANHULLE has its origins in the Netherlands and Belgium, with records of the name dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "hulle" which was a regional spelling variation of the word "heuvel" meaning "hill" or "mound". This suggests that the earliest bearers of this name likely resided near or on a hill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VANHULLE surname can be found in the town archives of Antwerp, Belgium, where a merchant named Jan VANHULLE is mentioned in a document dated 1587. It's possible that this Jan VANHULLE was from the nearby village of Hullebrug, which translates to "Bridge on the Hill".

In the Netherlands, the VANHULLE name was particularly concentrated in the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Zeeland, where variations such as "VAN HEULLE" and "VAN HULLE" were also documented in the 17th and 18th centuries. These variations likely stemmed from regional dialects and spellings of the time.

A notable bearer of the VANHULLE surname was Pieter VANHULLE (1618-1679), a renowned Dutch painter who specialized in portraiture and genre scenes. His works can be found in several museums across the Netherlands and Belgium.

Another historical figure was Adriaen VANHULLE (1736-1809), a Flemish architect and engineer who was responsible for designing several churches and public buildings in the city of Ghent, Belgium. His most famous work is the Sinte-Jacobskerk, a neo-Gothic church completed in 1803.

In the 19th century, a wealthy merchant named Jacobus VANHULLE (1821-1897) emigrated from the Netherlands to South Africa, where he established a successful trading company. His descendants continued to use the VANHULLE surname in that region.

The VANHULLE name also found its way to North America, with records showing a family of that surname settling in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York) in the mid-17th century. One of their descendants, Matthijs VANHULLE (1782-1856), was a prominent farmer and landowner in the Hudson Valley region.

While not as common as some other Dutch surnames, the VANHULLE name has persisted through the centuries, with bearers in various parts of the world tracing their roots back to the Low Countries and the original meaning of "from the hill".

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanhulle

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

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

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