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

VanNostrand, 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 VanNostrand surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanNostrand in America

VanNostrand is the 17406th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanNostrand surname appeared 1,621 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 VanNostrand.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanNostrand 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 VanNostrand

The surname VANNOSTRAND has its origins in the Netherlands, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "Oostrand," which refers to a place name. Oostrand was a small village near the city of Utrecht in the central Netherlands.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname VANNOSTRAND can be found in the Dutch archives of the city of Utrecht, where a certain Jan Willemsz VanNostrand was mentioned in a document from the year 1587. This document was a record of land ownership in the village of Oostrand.

In the 17th century, several members of the VANNOSTRAND family emigrated from the Netherlands to the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which later became part of the British colony of New York. One of the earliest known VANNOSTRAND settlers in New Netherland was Gerrit VanNostrand, who arrived in 1653 and settled on Long Island.

The VANNOSTRAND surname is also found in some historical records from the 17th and 18th centuries in the Netherlands and other parts of Europe. For instance, a Pieter VanNostrand was listed as a merchant in Amsterdam in the year 1674, while a Jan VanNostrand was mentioned in a church record from the city of Leiden in 1702.

Over the centuries, the VANNOSTRAND name has been subject to various spelling variations, such as Van Nostrand, Van Norstrand, and Van Noordstrand. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and differences in record-keeping practices.

Several notable individuals have borne the surname VANNOSTRAND throughout history. One of the earliest was David VanNostrand (1679-1754), a prominent farmer and landowner in the Dutch colony of New Netherland. Another was William VanNostrand (1811-1888), a successful businessman and philanthropist from New York City.

More recent bearers of the VANNOSTRAND name include John VanNostrand (1892-1979), a distinguished American geologist and professor at Columbia University, and James VanNostrand (1924-2005), a Canadian author and journalist best known for his works on the history of the Canadian West.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanNostrand

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

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

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