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

VanRiper, 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 VanRiper surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanRiper in America

VanRiper is the 16630th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanRiper surname appeared 1,724 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 VanRiper.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanRiper 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 VanRiper

The surname VanRiper is of Dutch origin, originating in the Low Countries during the medieval period. It is a locational name, derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "riper" referring to a person who lived near a river bank or stream.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in 16th century Dutch records, with spellings such as "van Rijper" and "van Ryper" being common variations. It is believed that the name originated in the provinces of North Holland or South Holland, where many rivers and streams were located.

In the 17th century, during the Dutch Golden Age, several individuals with the VanRiper surname were documented in various historical records. One notable example is Jan VanRiper, a merchant from Amsterdam who was involved in the Dutch East India Company's trade with the East Indies in the 1640s.

As Dutch settlers migrated to the New World in the 17th and 18th centuries, the VanRiper surname spread to the American colonies. One of the earliest recorded VanRipers in America was Pieter VanRiper, who arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) in the late 1600s.

Another prominent figure was Roelof VanRiper, a Revolutionary War soldier from New Jersey who fought in several battles against the British forces. He was born in 1755 and died in 1832.

In the 19th century, the VanRiper name became associated with the settlement of the American Midwest. Jacob VanRiper (1810-1892), a farmer from Ohio, was one of the early pioneers who helped establish communities in Indiana and Illinois.

Other notable individuals with the VanRiper surname include Charles VanRiper (1905-1994), an American speech pathologist and author who made significant contributions to the field of communication disorders, and Edward VanRiper (1859-1935), a businessman and philanthropist from New York who founded the VanRiper Trust for the benefit of underprivileged children.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanRiper

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

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

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