Explore the Family Name Van Aken

The meaning of Van Aken

Dutch: habitational name for someone from the city of Aachen (Dutch name Aken) in Germany, near the border with the Netherlands and Belgium. Compare Aken and Van Auken.

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How common is the last name Van Aken in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Van Aken experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 25,304th in popularity and decreased by 4.09% to 26,339th position in 2010. During the same period, the count of individuals with this surname marginally increased from 919 to 927, representing a growth rate of 0.87%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 8.82%, moving from 0.34 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,304	#26,339	-4.09%
Count	919	927	0.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.31	-8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Aken

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Van Aken identified as White during both census years, although the percentage slightly dropped from 93.25% in 2000 to 92.99% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic reduced by 22.55%, from 5.01% in 2000 to 3.88% in 2010. On the other hand, the individuals who associated themselves with two or more races increased considerably by 70.83% - from 1.20% in 2000 to 2.05% in 2010. Furthermore, a small percentage (0.54%) reported their ethnic identity as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while there were no such reports in 2000. No change was recorded for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.25%	92.99%	-0.28%
Hispanic	5.01%	3.88%	-22.55%
Two or More Races	1.2%	2.05%	70.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%