Explore the Family Name Van Cleve

The meaning of Van Cleve

Dutch: habitational name for someone from the city of Cleves (German Kleve), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Van Cleve has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 16,694 in popularity, and by 2010, it fell to 17,193, marking a marginal decline of 2.99%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,578 in 2000 to 1,647 in 2010, suggesting a growth of 4.37%. The proportion of people with the Van Cleve surname per 100,000 also decreased slightly from 0.58 to 0.56 during this period, indicating a drop of 3.45%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,694	#17,193	-2.99%
Count	1,578	1,647	4.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.56	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Cleve

When examining the ethnic identity of those carrying the Van Cleve surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a few shifts from 2000 to 2010. The most significant proportion belongs to those identifying as White, which marginally decreased from 96.51% in 2000 to 95.14% in 2010. There was a notable increase of 120.45% in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, although its overall proportion remained low at 0.97% in 2010. People identifying as Hispanic saw a moderate increase of 17.54%, while those identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander were recorded for the first time in 2010 at 0.79% and 0.61% respectively. The proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased by 21.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	95.14%	-1.42%
Hispanic	1.14%	1.34%	17.54%
Two or More Races	1.46%	1.15%	-21.23%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.44%	0.97%	120.45%
Black	0%	0.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.61%	0%