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

Vroman, 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 Vroman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vroman in America

Vroman is the 13670th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vroman surname appeared 2,215 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 Vroman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vroman 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 Vroman

The surname Vroman has its origins in the Low Countries, specifically in the Dutch-speaking regions of what is now the Netherlands and Belgium. The earliest records of the name date back to the 16th century, when it was spelled as "Vroman" or "Vroeyman."

The name is believed to be derived from the Middle Dutch word "vroeman," which translates to "brave man" or "good man." This suggests that the name may have originally been a descriptive nickname given to someone who was considered brave or virtuous. Variations of the name include "Vrooman," "Vroom," and "Vroomans."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the records of the city of Leiden in the Netherlands, where a man named Adriaen Vroman is mentioned in a document from 1587. Another early reference comes from the Dutch Republic, where a certain Pieter Vroman was a member of the Staten-Generaal (the Dutch parliament) in the early 17th century.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Vroman family established itself in various parts of the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium). Notable individuals with this surname include Jacobus Vroman (1608-1678), a Dutch painter and engraver from Haarlem, and Adriaan Vroman (1722-1800), a Dutch architect and city planner who worked in The Hague.

In the late 17th century, some members of the Vroman family emigrated to the Dutch colony of New Netherland (later New York) in North America. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the New World is that of Joost Vroman, who arrived in New Amsterdam (now New York City) in 1659.

Another notable bearer of the Vroman surname was Adam Vroman (1856-1916), an American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Vroman's Bookstore chain in Pasadena, California. The bookstore, which is still in operation today, is one of the oldest and largest independent bookstores in the United States.

Other individuals with the surname Vroman include Gerardus Vroom (1591-1670), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his seascapes and marine paintings, and Cornelis Vroom (1567-1637), a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver who is best known for his depictions of naval battles and maritime scenes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vroman

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

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

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