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

Vanvooren, 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 Vanvooren surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanvooren in America

Vanvooren is the 49723rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanvooren surname appeared 422 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 Vanvooren.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanvooren 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 Vanvooren

The surname VANVOOREN originated in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Dutch words "van" meaning "from" and "vooren" which was an old spelling of the word "voren" meaning "furrows" or "plowed land". This suggests the name may have referred to someone who lived near plowed fields or agricultural lands.

The earliest known record of the VANVOOREN surname dates back to 1592 in the town of Breda, located in the southern Netherlands. A man named Adriaen Willemsz VANVOOREN was listed in a local registry of births and deaths. Around this time, variations like VAN VOOREN and VANVOREN were also seen in records from nearby cities like Rotterdam and Dordrecht.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in several Dutch colonies, likely carried by immigrants and settlers. A merchant named Pieter VANVOOREN was listed in records from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1624. Another early example is Gerrit VANVOOREN, born in 1639 in New Amsterdam (now New York City), then a Dutch settlement.

During the 1600s and 1700s, several notable individuals bore the VANVOOREN surname. These include: Adriaen VANVOOREN (1599-1641), a respected painter from Antwerp; Joost VANVOOREN (1675-1738), a Flemish architect who designed churches and abbeys; and Anna Maria VANVOOREN (1728-1805), a celebrated opera singer from Amsterdam.

In the 19th century, Willem VANVOOREN (1823-1901) was a Dutch politician who served as the mayor of Rotterdam from 1867 to 1887. Around the same time, Johannes VANVOOREN (1842-1909) was a prominent lawyer and judge in the city of Utrecht.

As the surname spread beyond the Netherlands, it took on varied spellings like VAN VOOREN, VANVOREN, and others based on local languages and dialects. Despite these changes, the core Dutch origins of VANVOOREN relating to agricultural lands remained consistent throughout its long history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanvooren

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

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

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