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

VanVleck, 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 VanVleck surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VanVleck in America

VanVleck is the 31906th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VanVleck surname appeared 723 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 VanVleck.

We can also compare 2010 data for VanVleck 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 VanVleck

The surname VanVleck has its origins in the Netherlands, dating back to the early 17th century. It is derived from the Dutch phrase "van de Vleck," which translates to "from the hamlet" or "from the small village." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this name likely hailed from a rural area or a small settlement.

One of the earliest known records of the VanVleck name can be found in the Dutch Reformed Church records of New Netherland (present-day New York) in the late 1600s. The name was likely brought to the New World by Dutch settlers during this period, as immigration from the Netherlands to the American colonies was prevalent at the time.

In the Netherlands, the VanVleck name has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was Jacobus VanVleck, a Dutch mathematician and physicist born in 1882, who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics and was recognized with the prestigious Lorentz Medal in 1952.

Another prominent figure bearing this surname was Johannes VanVleck, a Dutch-American mathematician and physicist born in 1899. He was a pioneer in the field of chemical physics and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1977 for his contributions to the understanding of the electronic structure of molecules.

In the United States, the VanVleck name has also been carried by several notable individuals. One such person was Edward Burr VanVleck, an American mathematician born in 1863, who made significant contributions to the field of function theory and was a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Another American of note was John Monroe VanVleck, born in 1833, a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who rose to the rank of Brigadier General and received the Medal of Honor for his bravery in the Battle of Gettysburg.

Additionally, the VanVleck name has been associated with several places in the United States, such as VanVleck, Texas, and VanVleck Hall, a building on the campus of Wesleyan University in Connecticut.

Throughout its history, the VanVleck surname has undergone various spelling variations, including Van Vleck, Van Vlecke, and Van Vleeck, reflecting the different regional dialects and linguistic influences it has encountered over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VanVleck

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

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

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