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

Vercammen, 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 Vercammen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vercammen in America

Vercammen is the 113155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vercammen surname appeared 155 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 Vercammen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vercammen 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 Vercammen

The surname VERCAMMEN originates from the Flemish region of Belgium, specifically the provinces of Antwerp and Limburg. It is believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century.

VERCAMMEN is a locative surname, derived from the Dutch words "ver" and "cammen," which together refer to a place name. The prefix "ver" means "far" or "distant," while "cammen" is thought to be a reference to a specific location or geographical feature, possibly a ridge or a hill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VERCAMMEN surname can be found in the archives of the city of Antwerp, where a person named Jan Vercammen was mentioned in a document dated 1489. This suggests that the name was already in use by that time.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the VERCAMMEN name appears in various historical records and manuscripts from the Flemish regions of Belgium and the Netherlands. For example, in 1612, a man named Pieter Vercammen was recorded as a resident of the town of Hoogstraten, located in the province of Antwerp.

One notable bearer of the VERCAMMEN surname was Joannes Vercammen (1621-1676), a Flemish painter and engraver who was active in Antwerp during the Dutch Golden Age of painting. His works can be found in several museums and collections across Europe.

Another significant figure was Adriaen Vercammen (1701-1760), a Flemish architect and sculptor who designed several churches and public buildings in the Antwerp region. His most famous work is the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the town of Wijnegem.

In the 19th century, a branch of the VERCAMMEN family emigrated to the United States, where they settled in the state of Wisconsin. One of the earliest recorded members of this branch was Jacob Vercammen (1817-1892), who arrived in Wisconsin in the 1840s and became a successful farmer and landowner.

During the same period, another notable VERCAMMEN was Petrus Vercammen (1829-1899), a Belgian priest and educator who founded several schools and educational institutions in Belgium, including the Vercammen Institute in Antwerp.

Finally, in the 20th century, a prominent figure bearing the VERCAMMEN surname was Jozef Vercammen (1905-1986), a Belgian politician and member of the Christian People's Party, who served as a member of the Belgian Parliament for several terms.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vercammen

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

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

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