Explore the Family Name Van Gorp

The meaning of Van Gorp

Dutch and Flemish: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Gorp or Gorep in North Brabant near Eindhoven, and in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Van Gorp has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 29,570th most popular surname in the United States and by 2010, it had slipped to the 31,412th spot, marking a decrease of 6.23%. The total count of people with the Van Gorp surname dropped modestly from 752 in 2000 to 737 in 2010, which is a change of -1.99%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people fell by 10.71%, from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,570	#31,412	-6.23%
Count	752	737	-1.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.25	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Gorp

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Van Gorp surname identify as White. In 2000, approximately 98.27% of the Van Gorps were White, which saw a minor reduction to 97.29% in 2010. No individuals with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year. The percentage of Van Gorps identifying as Hispanic increased slightly, from 0.80% in 2000 to 0.95% in 2010. Additionally, in 2010, 0.95% of the Van Gorps reported being of two or more ethnicities, a category that was not represented in 2000. There was no change in the representation of American Indian and Alaskan Native within the Van Gorp population during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.27%	97.29%	-1%
Two or More Races	0%	0.95%	0%
Hispanic	0.8%	0.95%	18.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%