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

Vaxter, 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 Vaxter surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vaxter in America

Vaxter is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vaxter surname appeared 108 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 Vaxter.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vaxter 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 Vaxter

The surname Vaxter has its origins in the Netherlands, dating back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Dutch word "vachter," meaning a herdsman or a keeper of cattle. The name likely originated in the rural areas of the Netherlands, where cattle farming was a prominent occupation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Vaxter can be found in the Dutch village of Bredevoort, where a family by the name of Vachter resided in the late 1500s. Over time, the spelling evolved to Vaxter, possibly due to regional variations in pronunciation and record-keeping practices.

In the 17th century, the name Vaxter appeared in various Dutch records, including church registers and land deeds. One notable example is Johannes Vaxter, a farmer from the town of Gorinchem, who was born in 1625 and passed away in 1698.

As the Dutch colonized parts of the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries, some individuals with the surname Vaxter migrated to the New World. One such person was Pieter Vaxter, who settled in New Amsterdam (now known as New York City) in the late 1600s and became a successful trader.

In the 19th century, the Vaxter family had spread across various parts of Europe and the Americas. One notable figure was Willem Vaxter, a Dutch naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars and was born in 1785 and died in 1857.

Another notable individual with the surname Vaxter was Johanna Vaxter, a Dutch artist and painter who lived in the early 20th century. She was born in 1878 and passed away in 1942, leaving behind a significant body of work that captures the landscapes and daily life of the Netherlands.

While the name Vaxter is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of the cultural heritage of the Netherlands and reflects the country's rich history of cattle farming and rural life.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vaxter

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

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

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