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

Vantrease, 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 Vantrease surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vantrease in America

Vantrease is the 29041st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vantrease surname appeared 817 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 Vantrease.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vantrease 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 Vantrease

The surname Vantrease has its origins in the Netherlands and is derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "trees" referring to a wooded area. The name likely originated in the 12th or 13th century as a locational surname, indicating a person who lived near or came from a forested region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the 1381 census records of the city of Utrecht, where a person named Gerrit van Trees is listed as a resident. This suggests that the name had already been established in the region by the late 14th century.

In the 15th century, a variant spelling of the name, "van Treese," appeared in a manuscript documenting land ownership in the province of Friesland. This record mentions a farmer named Pieter van Treese, who owned a sizable parcel of land near the town of Leeuwarden.

During the Dutch Renaissance, a notable figure with the surname was the artist Johannes Vantrease, born in 1548 in Haarlem. He was renowned for his intricate landscape paintings, many of which featured dense forests and wooded areas, perhaps a nod to the meaning of his surname.

In the 17th century, the name made its way to the British Isles, likely due to Dutch immigration during this period. One of the earliest recorded instances in England is the birth of William Vantrease in 1632 in the village of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.

Another prominent individual with this surname was the Dutch philosopher and theologian Cornelius Vantrease, who lived from 1658 to 1724. He was a prominent figure in the Dutch Reformed Church and authored several influential works on Protestant theology.

As the name spread across Europe and eventually to the Americas, various spellings emerged, including Vantrese, Vantreese, and Vantrees, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions. However, the core meaning and Dutch origins of the name remained consistent throughout its evolution.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vantrease

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

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

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