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

Vannote, 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 Vannote surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vannote in America

Vannote is the 24466th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vannote surname appeared 1,023 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 Vannote.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vannote 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 Vannote

The surname VANNOTE is believed to have originated in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch word "vanote," which means "from the note" or "from the nut." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a wooded area or who worked with nuts or wood.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name VANNOTE can be found in the Dutch census records of 1624, where a family with the surname is listed as residing in the city of Amsterdam. The name is also mentioned in several Dutch church records from the 17th and 18th centuries.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, many Dutch settlers immigrated to the American colonies, and it is likely that some of these early settlers brought the VANNOTE surname with them. One notable early American with this surname was Johannes VANNOTE, who was born in 1692 in Flatbush, New York, which was then part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland.

In the 19th century, the VANNOTE surname began to spread more widely throughout the United States. One prominent individual with this name was William Henry VANNOTE (1819-1892), who was a lawyer and politician from New Jersey. He served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly and was also a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860.

Another noteworthy individual with the VANNOTE surname was John F. VANNOTE (1858-1938), who was a successful businessman and philanthropist from Pennsylvania. He founded the VANNOTE Lumber Company and was also involved in various charitable organizations.

Other notable individuals with the VANNOTE surname include:

1. Charles VANNOTE (1836-1897), a Union Army soldier who fought in the American Civil War.
2. Gerrit VANNOTE (1771-1845), a Dutch-American farmer and landowner in New York.
3. Mary Ann VANNOTE (1847-1922), an American educator and author of children's books.
4. Robert VANNOTE (1938-2019), an American ecologist and professor who made significant contributions to the field of stream ecology.
5. Willem VANNOTE (1624-1694), one of the earliest recorded individuals with the VANNOTE surname, who was a merchant and landowner in the Dutch colony of New Netherland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vannote

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

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

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