Explore the Family Name Van Domelen

The meaning of Van Domelen

Dutch: variant of Van Dommelen, a habitational name for someone from Dommelen in North Brabant, named for the Dommel river, on which it stands.

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

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Van Domelen displayed a marginal shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 50,468th most popular surname in the United States, slipping slightly to the 52,383rd position in 2010, marking a decrease of 3.79%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 1.8%, from 389 individuals in 2000 to 396 individuals in 2010. The proportion of people with the Van Domelen surname per 100,000 residents contracted by 7.14%, from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,468	#52,383	-3.79%
Count	389	396	1.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Domelen

The ethnic identity associated with the Van Domelen surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, remained predominantly white over the decade. In 2000, approximately 95.12% identified as White, and this figure rose slightly to 96.21% in 2010. The percentage of Van Domelens identifying with two or more races reduced by 2.33%, from 1.29% in 2000 to 1.26% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic dropped by 12.55% over the same period, from 2.31% in 2000 to 2.02% in 2010. There were no reported Van Domelens identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.12%	96.21%	1.15%
Hispanic	2.31%	2.02%	-12.55%
Two or More Races	1.29%	1.26%	-2.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%