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

VanScoyoc, 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 VanScoyoc surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanScoyoc in America

VanScoyoc is the 54178th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanScoyoc surname appeared 381 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 VanScoyoc.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanScoyoc 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 VanScoyoc

The surname VANSCOYOC has its origins in the Netherlands, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the Dutch word "van" meaning "from" and "Scoyoc" which was a locality or place name. The name likely referred to someone who came from or resided in the area known as Scoyoc.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Dutch archives from the city of Amsterdam, where a merchant named Pieter VANSCOYOC is recorded as having lived in the late 1500s. Another early mention of the name is in the church records of the town of Delft, where a baptism of a child named Jan VANSCOYOC is documented in 1612.

The name appears to have spread to other parts of Europe in the following centuries, with variations in spelling such as VANSCOIJOC, VANSCOYK, and VANSCHOYK being found in various historical records. In the 18th century, a notable figure named Willem VANSCOYOC (1709-1783) was a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Rotterdam.

As the Dutch established colonies and trading outposts around the world, the name VANSCOYOC also traveled to other regions. In the late 17th century, a man named Andries VANSCOYOC (1661-1738) was recorded as one of the early settlers in the Dutch colony of Suriname in South America.

In the 19th century, the name can be found in records from the United States, with several individuals bearing the VANSCOYOC surname. One such person was John VANSCOYOC (1822-1897), a farmer and landowner in the state of Ohio. Another was Sarah VANSCOYOC (1841-1912), who was a teacher and activist for women's rights in the state of New York.

Other notable individuals with the VANSCOYOC surname include:

1. Henry VANSCOYOC (1795-1872), a soldier in the War of 1812 from Pennsylvania.
2. William VANSCOYOC (1818-1896), a prominent businessman and politician in Indiana.
3. Anna VANSCOYOC (1867-1948), a writer and poet from Iowa.
4. James VANSCOYOC (1884-1963), a scientist and inventor from California.
5. Emily VANSCOYOC (1901-1987), an artist and sculptor from Massachusetts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanScoyoc

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

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

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