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

VanLandingham, 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 VanLandingham surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanLandingham in America

VanLandingham is the 9672nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanLandingham surname appeared 3,355 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname VanLandingham.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanLandingham 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 VanLandingham

The surname Vanlandingham originated in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "landen" meaning "lands" or "territories." The name likely referred to someone who came from a particular area or region.

Vanlandingham is thought to be a variation of the Dutch surname "Van Landewijck," which was originally spelled "Van Landewyck" or "Van Landewijk." These early spellings suggest the name may have been associated with a specific place called Landewijck or Landewijk.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Vanlandingham appears in a Dutch census record from 1632, which lists a family with the surname "Van Landewyck" residing in the city of Utrecht.

In the late 17th century, the name appears to have made its way to England, where it was anglicized to "Vanlandingham." One of the first known English references to the name is found in a parish record from the village of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, dated 1684, which mentions a "John Vanlandingham."

Notable individuals with the surname Vanlandingham throughout history include:

1. William Vanlandingham (1810-1892), an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1857 to 1859.

2. John Vanlandingham (1835-1913), an American soldier who fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Stones River in 1862.

3. Mary Vanlandingham (1887-1976), an American educator and women's rights advocate who founded the Vanlandingham School for Girls in Kentucky in 1912.

4. Jacob Vanlandingham (1740-1822), a Dutch-American farmer and landowner who was one of the earliest settlers in what is now Greene County, Ohio, in the late 18th century.

5. Hendrick Vanlandingham (1670-1745), a Dutch merchant and ship owner who established a successful trading company in Amsterdam and was noted for his involvement in the Dutch East Indies trade.

While the name Vanlandingham has its roots in the Netherlands, it has since become more widely distributed across various parts of the world, particularly in the United States and other English-speaking countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanLandingham

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

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

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