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

Verkuilen, 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 Verkuilen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Verkuilen in America

Verkuilen is the 47272nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Verkuilen surname appeared 449 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 Verkuilen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Verkuilen 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 Verkuilen

The surname Verkuilen originated in the Netherlands during the medieval period. It is derived from the Dutch words "ver" meaning "far" and "kuilen" meaning "pits" or "hollows," suggesting that the name may have referred to someone who lived or worked near distant pits or hollows.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Grote Archiefstukken van Dordrecht, a collection of archival records from the city of Dordrecht, dating back to the 14th century. In these records, a person named Gherit Verkuilen is mentioned in a document from the year 1389.

The name Verkuilen has also been found in other historical documents from the Netherlands, such as the Oud Rechterlicke Archieven van Delft, which contains legal records from the city of Delft from the late medieval and early modern periods.

During the 16th century, a notable individual named Adriaen Verkuilen was born in Amsterdam around 1520. He was a prominent merchant and trader who established trade routes between the Netherlands and the Baltic region.

In the 17th century, Geertruid Verkuilen, born in 1632 in Rotterdam, gained recognition for her activism in advocating for women's rights and education. She was a vocal critic of the patriarchal societal norms of her time and campaigned for equal opportunities for women in education and employment.

Another notable figure was Johannes Verkuilen, a Dutch artist born in Haarlem in 1670. He was a skilled painter known for his landscapes and portraits, and his works can be found in several museums across the Netherlands and Europe.

In the 19th century, Pieter Verkuilen, born in 1822 in Utrecht, was a prominent architect who designed several notable buildings in the Netherlands, including the Centraal Station in Amsterdam, which was completed in 1889.

The name Verkuilen has also been found in historical records from other parts of Europe, indicating that some individuals with this surname may have migrated from the Netherlands to other countries over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Verkuilen

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

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

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