Explore the Family Name Van Daele

The meaning of Van Daele

Dutch: variant of Van Dale. Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Chantal, Eugenie, Francoise, Remi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Van Daele has seen an increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 48,380 in 2000 to 46,902 in 2010, marking a positive change of 3.05%. The count of people with the Van Daele surname also increased during this period by 10.49%, from 410 individuals in 2000 to 453 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,380	#46,902	3.05%
Count	410	453	10.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Daele

Looking at the ethnicity breakdown of the Van Daele surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a variety of shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Van Daeles identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased slightly by 9.36%, from 1.71% to 1.55%. Interestingly, there was a significant rise of 45.08% in those identifying as having two or more ethnicities, moving from 1.22% in 2000 to 1.77% in 2010. The White demographic experienced a slight decrease of 1.77%, going from 94.39% to 92.72%. The Hispanic representation among Van Daeles showed growth, increasing by 23.51% from 2.68% to 3.31%. For both the Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories, the proportions were reported as zero in both years, meaning that no Van Daeles identified as belonging to these groups.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.39%	92.72%	-1.77%
Hispanic	2.68%	3.31%	23.51%
Two or More Races	1.22%	1.77%	45.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.71%	1.55%	-9.36%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%