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

Vink, 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 Vink surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vink in America

Vink is the 29198th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vink surname appeared 811 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 Vink.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vink 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 Vink

The surname Vink is of Dutch origin, originating in the Low Countries during the medieval period. It is derived from the Dutch word "vinke," which refers to the small songbird, the European chaffinch. This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational surname given to a person who worked with or sold birds, or it could also have been a nickname referring to a person's physical characteristics or behavior.

The earliest known record of the surname Vink can be found in the 14th century Dutch census records, where it appears spelled as "Vinck." In the 15th century, the name is also recorded in the city archives of Amsterdam and Leiden, with variations such as "Vincke" and "Fyncke."

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Vink was Joost Vink, a merchant and alderman from Antwerp, Belgium, who lived in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Hendrik Vink, a Dutch painter known for his still-life paintings, who was active in the early 17th century.

In the 17th century, the name Vink appears in the records of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), indicating that some individuals with this surname were involved in the company's trading activities in the East Indies (present-day Indonesia).

A prominent figure in the 18th century was Jan Vink, a Dutch naval officer and explorer who led several expeditions to the South Pacific and charted several islands in the region. He was born in 1717 and died in 1795.

Another notable individual with the surname Vink was Gerrit Vink, a Dutch-American military officer who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was born in 1733 in the Netherlands and emigrated to America in the 1760s.

In the 19th century, Pieter Vink, a Dutch politician and journalist, played a significant role in the early democratic movements in the Netherlands. He was born in 1801 and died in 1874.

While the surname Vink is primarily found in the Netherlands and Belgium, it has also spread to other parts of the world through Dutch emigration and colonization, particularly to countries such as South Africa, Indonesia, and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vink

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

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

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