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

Vosburgh, 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 Vosburgh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vosburgh in America

Vosburgh is the 17911th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vosburgh surname appeared 1,561 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Vosburgh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vosburgh 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 Vosburgh

The surname Vosburgh originated in the Netherlands during the medieval period. It is derived from the Dutch words "vos," meaning fox, and "burg," meaning fortified town or castle. The name likely referred to someone who lived near a fortified settlement associated with foxes.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Vosburgh name appears in the Teisterbant region of the Netherlands in the late 13th century. Variants of the spelling included Vosburgh, Vosseburch, and Vosseburgh.

In the 16th century, records show a Vosburgh family residing in the town of Leeuwarden in the northern Dutch province of Friesland. During this time, the name was also found in the city of Rotterdam.

As the Dutch Republic expanded its influence through trade and colonization, the Vosburgh surname spread to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. In the 17th century, a Vosburgh family settled in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which later became New York.

One notable bearer of the Vosburgh name was Hendrick Vosburgh (1677-1749), a Dutch-American farmer and landowner in the Hudson Valley region of New York. His son, Abraham Vosburgh (1704-1776), was a prominent figure in the American Revolutionary War.

Another historically significant individual was Pieter Vosburgh (1792-1867), a Dutch-American teacher and politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly in the early 19th century.

In the 19th century, the Vosburgh surname was found among Dutch immigrant communities in various parts of the United States, including Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

A notable bearer of the name during this period was Gerrit Vosburgh (1823-1901), a Dutch-American businessman and philanthropist from New York City who made significant contributions to educational institutions.

In the early 20th century, Cornelius Vosburgh (1868-1932) was a prominent Dutch-American attorney and legal scholar who authored several works on law and jurisprudence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vosburgh

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

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

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