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

Verhaagh, 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 Verhaagh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Verhaagh in America

Verhaagh is the 107134th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Verhaagh surname appeared 166 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 Verhaagh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Verhaagh 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 Verhaagh

The surname VERHAAGH is of Dutch origin, emerging in the Netherlands during the late 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "ver" meaning "far" and "haag" meaning "hedge," suggesting the name may have referred to a person living near a distant hedge or boundary marker.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VERHAAGH surname can be found in the Dutch village of Schiedam's tax records from 1587, where a Pieter VERHAAGH is listed as a landowner. This suggests the name was well-established in the region by this time.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various municipal records across the Netherlands, such as the baptismal records of the Reformed Church in Amsterdam, where a Jan VERHAAGH is recorded as having a son baptized in 1628.

During the Dutch Golden Age, a prominent figure bearing the VERHAAGH name was Willem VERHAAGH (1633-1697), a wealthy merchant and member of the Dutch East India Company. His successful trading ventures contributed to the family's affluence and standing in Dutch society.

As the Dutch colonial empire expanded, the VERHAAGH name spread to other parts of the world. In the late 18th century, a Dirk VERHAAGH (1752-1818) served as a Dutch colonial administrator in the Cape Colony, now part of South Africa.

Another notable VERHAAGH was Johanna VERHAAGH (1790-1867), a Dutch painter and one of the few women artists of her era to achieve widespread recognition. Her works, often depicting domestic scenes and still lifes, are held in several notable collections across Europe.

Closer to the present day, the VERHAAGH surname gained further recognition with the accomplishments of the Dutch physicist and Nobel Laureate Hendrik Antoon VERHAAGH (1892-1965), whose groundbreaking research on quantum mechanics and the behavior of subatomic particles earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954.

While the VERHAAGH name originated in the Netherlands, it has since spread to other parts of the world through emigration and travel, preserving its rich historical legacy and connection to Dutch culture and heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Verhaagh

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

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

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