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

Vradenburg, 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 Vradenburg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vradenburg in America

Vradenburg is the 54418th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vradenburg surname appeared 379 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 Vradenburg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vradenburg 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 Vradenburg

The surname Vradenburg is of Dutch origin, originating from the Netherlands in the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Dutch words "vreden" meaning "peace" and "burg" meaning "fortified town or castle." This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived in a town or castle associated with peace negotiations or treaties.

One of the earliest known records of the Vradenburg surname can be found in the Dutch municipal archives of the city of Leiden, dating back to the late 1500s. These archives mention a family with the surname Vradenburg residing in the city during that time period.

In the early 17th century, a notable figure with the surname Vradenburg was Jan Vradenburg, a Dutch merchant and trader who was involved in the early Dutch settlements in the Americas. He was born in 1591 in Amsterdam and is recorded as having traveled to the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York) in the 1620s.

Another historical figure with the Vradenburg surname was Willem Vradenburg, a Dutch military officer who served in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) during the 17th century. He was born in 1625 in the city of Delft and played a role in the Dutch colonial administration of the East Indies.

In the 18th century, the Vradenburg surname can be found in various records and documents from the Netherlands and its colonies. One notable individual was Pieter Vradenburg, a Dutch naval officer who served in the Dutch East Indies Company and was born in 1712 in Rotterdam.

During the 19th century, the Vradenburg surname spread to other parts of Europe and the Americas due to immigration. One prominent individual with this surname was Johannes Vradenburg, a Dutch-American author and journalist who was born in 1841 in the Netherlands and later emigrated to the United States, where he published several works on Dutch history and culture.

Throughout its history, the Vradenburg surname has remained relatively uncommon, but it has been carried by various individuals across different professions and regions, reflecting its Dutch heritage and associations with peace, fortification, and settlement.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vradenburg

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

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

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