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

Vanterpool, 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 Vanterpool surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanterpool in America

Vanterpool is the 32935th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanterpool surname appeared 696 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 Vanterpool.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanterpool 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 Vanterpool

The surname VANTERPOOL originated in the Netherlands in the 17th century. It is a locational surname derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "terpoel" meaning "marshy area" or "pool." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a marshy area or pool.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name VANTERPOOL can be found in the Dutch municipal records from the city of Amsterdam in the late 1600s. The name appears to have been concentrated in the northern provinces of the Netherlands, particularly in the regions of North Holland and Friesland.

As the Dutch expanded their trading and colonial activities in the 17th and 18th centuries, the VANTERPOOL surname began to spread to other parts of the world. In the late 1600s, a family with the VANTERPOOL name settled in the Dutch colony of Suriname in South America. Later, in the 1700s, some individuals with the VANTERPOOL surname migrated to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).

One notable bearer of the VANTERPOOL surname was Pieter VANTERPOOL (1645-1718), a Dutch merchant and ship owner who was involved in the lucrative spice trade between the Netherlands and the East Indies. Another prominent figure was Adriaan VANTERPOOL (1680-1742), a Dutch painter known for his landscapes and seascapes.

In the late 18th century, some VANTERPOOL families left the Netherlands and settled in the British colonies of North America. One such individual was Johannes VANTERPOOL (1755-1825), who settled in New York City and became a successful merchant. His son, William VANTERPOOL (1785-1862), was a prominent lawyer and served as a judge in the New York State Supreme Court.

Another notable bearer of the VANTERPOOL surname was Cornelis VANTERPOOL (1820-1890), a Dutch explorer and naturalist who traveled extensively in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. He made significant contributions to the study of the region's flora and fauna.

While the VANTERPOOL surname remains relatively uncommon, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and continents, originating from a small marshy area or pool in the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanterpool

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

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

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