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

Versluis, 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 Versluis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Versluis in America

Versluis is the 42030th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Versluis surname appeared 517 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 Versluis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Versluis 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 Versluis

The surname Versluis is of Dutch origin and can be traced back to the 16th century in the Netherlands. It is believed to be derived from the Dutch words "vers" meaning "fresh" and "luis" meaning "stream" or "brook," suggesting that the name may have originated from someone who lived near a freshwater stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Versluis can be found in the Dutch town of Schiedam, where a man named Adriaen Versluis was mentioned in a document from 1588. The name was also present in other parts of the Netherlands, such as in the city of Utrecht, where a document from 1612 mentions a certain Jacob Versluis.

In the 17th century, the name Versluis appeared in various records and manuscripts, including the baptismal registers of the Dutch Reformed Church. One notable individual was Hendrik Versluis, a merchant from Amsterdam who lived from 1625 to 1697 and was involved in the Dutch East India Company's trade with the East Indies.

As the Dutch colonized parts of the Americas, the Versluis name spread to other regions. In 1664, a man named Pieter Versluis was among the early settlers in what is now New York City, then known as New Amsterdam.

Another prominent figure with the surname Versluis was Jan Versluis, a Dutch painter who lived from 1785 to 1837 and was known for his landscape and still life paintings.

During the 19th century, the Versluis name continued to be present in the Netherlands and its colonies. For instance, a certain Willem Versluis was born in 1812 in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) and served as a colonial administrator.

In more recent times, the name Versluis has been carried by individuals such as Gerrit Versluis, a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1963 to 1977, and Cornelis Versluis, a Dutch architect who designed several notable buildings in the Netherlands during the early 20th century.

While the Versluis name has its roots in the Netherlands, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through Dutch emigration and colonization. However, its origins can be traced back to the Dutch language and the country's rich history and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Versluis

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

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

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