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

Vanskike, 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 Vanskike surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanskike in America

Vanskike is the 45886th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanskike surname appeared 465 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 Vanskike.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanskike 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 Vanskike

The surname VANSKIKE is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "skike" meaning "creek" or "stream," suggesting that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a small body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname VANSKIKE can be found in the Dutch Census records of Leiden, dated 1598, where a certain Pieter VANSKIKE is listed as a resident of the city. The name also appears in the marriage records of the Dutch Reformed Church in Haarlem, with the union of Jan VANSKIKE and Margaretha van den Bosch in 1612.

During the 17th century, the VANSKIKE name began to spread throughout the Dutch-speaking regions of Europe, with records indicating families bearing the surname in various parts of the Netherlands, as well as in what is now Belgium. In 1672, a Cornelis VANSKIKE is mentioned in the municipal archives of Amsterdam as a merchant involved in the city's thriving trade industry.

One notable individual with the surname VANSKIKE was Adriaan VANSKIKE (1640-1709), a Dutch painter who specialized in still life and landscape paintings. His works can be found in several museums across the Netherlands and Europe, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Another noteworthy figure was Johanna VANSKIKE (1712-1783), a Dutch botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of plant life in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). She is credited with discovering and documenting several new species of flora during her expeditions throughout the region.

In the 19th century, the VANSKIKE name began to appear in records outside of the Netherlands, as Dutch immigrants settled in various parts of the world. One such example is Jacob VANSKIKE (1826-1892), who emigrated from the Netherlands to the United States in the 1850s and established a successful farming operation in the state of Michigan.

Other notable individuals with the surname VANSKIKE include Dirk VANSKIKE (1879-1952), a Dutch architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings and public spaces in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and Maria VANSKIKE (1901-1981), a Dutch writer and poet whose works explored themes of love, loss, and the human condition.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanskike

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

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

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