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

Verstegen, 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 Verstegen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Verstegen in America

Verstegen is the 60045th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Verstegen surname appeared 336 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 Verstegen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Verstegen 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 Verstegen

The surname Verstegen is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old Dutch words "ver" meaning "far" and "stegen" meaning "path" or "alley." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived at the end of a long path or alley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the archives of the city of Utrecht, where a Gheraert Verstegen is mentioned in a document dated 1392. The name is also found in various other Dutch records from the 15th and 16th centuries, with variations in spelling such as Versteghen, Verstegghen, and Versteegen.

In the late 16th century, a notable figure named Richard Verstegen (c. 1550-1640) was a Catholic writer and publisher who fled to Antwerp from England due to religious persecution. He is known for his works "A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence in Antiquities" and "Theatrum Crudelitatum Haereticorum Nostri Temporis," which documented the persecution of Catholics in England.

Another individual of note was Theodoor Verstegen (1663-1737), a Dutch painter and engraver from Rotterdam. He is known for his landscapes and cityscapes, as well as his etchings of biblical scenes.

In the 19th century, Gerrit Jan Verstegen (1804-1873) was a Dutch politician and lawyer who served as the Governor of the Dutch East Indies from 1849 to 1853.

More recently, Jan Verstegen (1939-2004) was a Dutch actor and director who appeared in numerous films and television shows, including the popular Dutch series "Medisch Centrum West."

The name Verstegen has also been found in various place names throughout the Netherlands, such as Verstegenstraat (Verstegen Street) in several cities, suggesting that the name has been present in the region for centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Verstegen

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

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

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