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

VanTilburg, 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 VanTilburg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanTilburg in America

VanTilburg is the 38265th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanTilburg surname appeared 579 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 VanTilburg.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanTilburg 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 VanTilburg

The surname VANTILBURG has its origins in the Netherlands, specifically in the region of Tilburg. The name is believed to have emerged during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

The name VANTILBURG is a locational surname, derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "Tilburg," referring to the city of Tilburg in the southern part of the Netherlands. It likely originated as a way to identify individuals who had migrated from Tilburg to other areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the archives of the city of Tilburg, where a certain Wouter VANTILBURG is mentioned in a document dated 1387. This suggests that the name was already in use by the late 14th century.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records across the Low Countries, including a reference to a Willem VANTILBURG, a merchant from Antwerp, in a trade document from 1532.

The earliest known bearer of the VANTILBURG name in England was Pieter VANTILBURG, a Protestant refugee who fled religious persecution in the Netherlands and settled in London in the late 16th century. His son, Jan VANTILBURG (1578-1643), became a prominent figure in the English cloth trade.

During the Dutch Golden Age, the VANTILBURG name was associated with several notable individuals, including the painter Johannes VANTILBURG (1610-1669), known for his landscapes and still-life works.

Another noteworthy figure was Gerrit VANTILBURG (1746-1819), a Dutch naval officer and explorer who served in the Dutch East Indies and made significant contributions to the exploration and mapping of the Indonesian archipelago.

In the 19th century, the VANTILBURG name gained prominence in the field of academia with the Dutch philosopher and theologian Cornelis VANTILBURG (1823-1897), who taught at the University of Leiden and was a leading figure in the Dutch Reformed Church.

One of the most famous bearers of the VANTILBURG name was the Dutch novelist and playwright Adriaan VANTILBURG (1860-1932), whose works were acclaimed for their realism and depictions of everyday life in the Netherlands.

While the VANTILBURG surname is relatively uncommon outside of the Netherlands and surrounding regions, it has a rich history and has been borne by notable individuals across various fields, from the arts and literature to exploration and academia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanTilburg

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

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

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