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

Verheyen, 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 Verheyen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Verheyen in America

Verheyen is the 50467th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Verheyen surname appeared 414 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 Verheyen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Verheyen 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 Verheyen

The surname Verheyen originated in the Netherlands and parts of Belgium during the 13th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "ver" meaning "far" and "heyen" meaning "enclosed land" or "heath". The name likely referred to someone who lived or worked on a far-off enclosed piece of land or heath.

One of the earliest known records of the surname Verheyen comes from the town of Zierikzee in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands, where a Pieter Verheyen was mentioned in a municipal document from 1287. The name was also found in the 1366 census records of the city of Dordrecht, located in the western Netherlands.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with the surname Verheyen was Jan Verheyen (c. 1420-1495), a Flemish painter known for his religious works and altarpieces. Some of his pieces can still be found in churches across Belgium and the Netherlands.

During the 16th century, the name appeared in various municipal records and tax rolls across the Low Countries. One prominent individual was Hendrik Verheyen (1536-1612), a Dutch merchant and ship owner from Rotterdam who played a role in the Dutch East India Company's early trading ventures.

The 17th century saw the birth of Philips Verheyen (1648-1711), a Flemish anatomist and physician who served as the rector of the University of Leuven in present-day Belgium. His work "Corporis Humani Anatomia" was an influential textbook on human anatomy for many years.

In the 18th century, a notable figure was Andries Verheyen (1711-1786), a Dutch politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Rotterdam from 1768 to 1786. He was instrumental in promoting the city's economic growth and development during his tenure.

The 19th century produced several individuals with the Verheyen surname, including the Belgian painter Jan Baptist Verheyen (1821-1900), known for his landscapes and rural scenes depicting life in Flanders.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Verheyen

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

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

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