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

Veldman, 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 Veldman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Veldman in America

Veldman is the 29918th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Veldman surname appeared 785 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 Veldman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Veldman 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 Veldman

The surname Veldman is of Dutch origin, derived from the Dutch words "veld" meaning field and "man" meaning man. It likely originated in the Low Countries during the medieval period as an occupational surname for someone who worked in the fields or as a descriptive surname for someone who lived near an open field or meadow.

The earliest known recorded instances of the Veldman surname date back to the 15th century in various Dutch records and manuscripts. Variations of the spelling included Veltman, Veldtman, and Veltmann. Some of the earliest recorded bearers of this surname were Pieter Veldman, born around 1450 in Utrecht, and Jan Veldman, born in 1475 in Amsterdam.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Veldman surname became more widespread throughout the Netherlands, particularly in the provinces of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe. It was also found in some areas of what is now Belgium, such as Flanders.

One notable bearer of the Veldman surname was Hendrick Veldman, a Dutch scholar and printer born in 1517 in Leeuwarden, Friesland. He is best known for his work as a publisher of books and pamphlets during the Protestant Reformation.

Another historically significant figure with the Veldman surname was Pieter Veldman, a Dutch painter born in 1617 in Leeuwarden. He was a prominent landscape artist and is considered one of the leading figures of the Dutch Golden Age of painting.

In the 18th century, the Veldman surname continued to be found throughout the Netherlands, with some bearers emigrating to other parts of Europe and the Americas. One such individual was Johannes Veldman, born in 1725 in Amsterdam, who later settled in the Dutch colony of Suriname in South America.

Other notable individuals with the Veldman surname throughout history include Gerrit Veldman, a Dutch theologian and philosopher born in 1819 in Groningen, and Joannes Veldman, a Dutch politician and member of the Dutch Senate born in 1866 in Drenthe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Veldman

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

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

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