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

VanSyckle, 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 VanSyckle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanSyckle in America

VanSyckle is the 45105th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanSyckle surname appeared 475 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 VanSyckle.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanSyckle 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 VanSyckle

The surname VANSYCKLE is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "syckle" which was a variation of the Dutch word "sijpelen" meaning "to ooze" or "to seep". The name likely referred to someone who lived near a marshy or wet area where water seeped through the ground.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears in the Dutch baptismal records from the city of Amsterdam in 1593, where it was written as "Van Syckele". Over time, the spelling evolved into various forms such as VANSYCKLE, VANSYCKELE, and VANSYCKELEN.

In the 17th century, many Dutch settlers emigrated to the American colonies, and the VANSYCKLE name can be found in early colonial records. One of the earliest recorded instances was in the Dutch Reformed Church records of New Amsterdam (later New York City) in 1654, which mentions a Johannes VANSYCKLE.

During the Dutch colonial period in New York, the VANSYCKLE family was among the prominent landowners and farmers in the Hudson Valley region. Notable members included Hendrick VANSYCKLE (1675-1742), a wealthy landowner and deacon in the Dutch Reformed Church, and his son Johannes VANSYCKLE (1701-1776), who served as a lieutenant in the Albany County militia during the French and Indian War.

As the family grew and spread throughout the American colonies, the name took on various spellings such as VANSICKLE, VANSICKLEN, and VANSICKLER. One notable bearer of the name was James VANSYCKLE (1789-1869), a prominent lawyer and politician from New York who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1839 to 1841.

Other notable individuals with the VANSYCKLE surname include Samuel VANSYCKLE (1828-1901), a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, and Cornelius VANSYCKLE (1873-1951), a businessman and philanthropist from New Jersey who founded the VANSYCKLE Foundation for education and medical research.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanSyckle

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

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

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