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

Vanhuss, 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 Vanhuss surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanhuss in America

Vanhuss is the 31554th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanhuss surname appeared 733 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 Vanhuss.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanhuss 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 Vanhuss

The surname VANHUSS is believed to have originated in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is likely derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "huis" meaning "house," suggesting that the name may have referred to a person who lived in a specific house or residential area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname VANHUSS can be found in the municipal records of Amsterdam, where a merchant named Johannes VANHUSS is mentioned in a trade document dated 1587. This suggests that the name was already established in the region by the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name VANHUSS appears to have spread to other parts of the Netherlands and neighboring regions. For example, a farmer named Pieter VANHUSS is recorded in the parish records of Nijmegen, a city in the Dutch province of Gelderland, in 1624.

As the Dutch Empire expanded its global influence during the 17th and 18th centuries, the surname VANHUSS likely traveled with Dutch settlers and traders to various parts of the world. In 1683, a sailor named Willem VANHUSS is documented as part of a Dutch East India Company expedition to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.

By the 19th century, the name VANHUSS had also made its way to other European countries and the Americas. One notable example is the German-American author and poet Friedrich VANHUSS, who was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1812 and later emigrated to the United States, where he published several works in both German and English.

Another prominent figure with the surname VANHUSS was the Dutch painter and illustrator Jacobus VANHUSS (1828-1905), whose works depicted scenes of daily life in the Netherlands and were highly regarded during his time.

In the 20th century, the VANHUSS name continued to appear in various parts of the world. For instance, Maria VANHUSS (1901-1978) was a Brazilian artist and sculptor renowned for her works in bronze and marble, while Hans VANHUSS (1920-2004) was a Swedish engineer and inventor who held several patents for innovative manufacturing processes.

Overall, the surname VANHUSS has a rich history spanning several centuries and continents, reflecting the global reach and influence of Dutch culture and migration patterns throughout the ages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanhuss

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

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

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