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

Vanschoyck, 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 Vanschoyck surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanschoyck in America

Vanschoyck is the 58042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanschoyck surname appeared 350 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 Vanschoyck.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanschoyck 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 Vanschoyck

The surname VANSCHOYCK is of Dutch origin, originating in the Low Countries during the medieval period. It is derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "schoyck" which referred to a thicket or dense growth of trees and bushes. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked in a heavily wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the 1389 census records of the city of Antwerp, which lists a Henrick Vanschoyck as a resident. The name is also found in various 15th and 16th century municipal records and land deeds from the regions of Brabant and Flanders.

A notable early bearer of the name was Jan Vanschoyck, a merchant and alderman who lived in Ghent in the late 15th century. He is mentioned in several city council records from the 1480s and 1490s.

Another historically significant figure with this surname was Pieter Vanschoyck, a 16th century painter from Antwerp. He was a member of the local painter's guild and is known to have produced several religious works and portraits for wealthy patrons in the area between 1530 and 1560.

In the 17th century, the Vanschoyck name appeared in records from the Dutch East Indies, indicating that members of the family had likely emigrated there to work as merchants or colonial administrators. One such individual was Dirck Vanschoyck, a VOC (Dutch East India Company) official who served as governor of the island of Ternate from 1643 to 1648.

During the 19th century, several Vanschoyck families emigrated from the Netherlands and Belgium to the United States. Notable among these was Karel Vanschoyck, a Belgian immigrant who settled in Wisconsin in the 1850s and became a successful farmer and local politician, serving on the county board for many years.

Another American of this surname was Johannes Vanschoyck, born in 1825 in the Netherlands, who fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Sayler's Creek in 1865.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanschoyck

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

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

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