Explore the Family Name Van Hall

The meaning of Van Hall

Dutch: habitational name for someone from any of several places in the Netherlands and Belgium called Hall, Halle, or Ter Halle.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Van Hall has experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Van Hall ranked as the 55,124th most popular surname, but by 2010 it fell to the 64,054th spot, marking a drop of 16.2%. The count of people with this surname also saw a reduction from 349 to 311 during this period, which equates to a decline of 10.89%. Consequently, the proportion of people per 100,000 with the surname Van Hall shrank by 15.38%, going from 0.13 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,124	#64,054	-16.2%
Count	349	311	-10.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Hall

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Van Hall, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that this name is predominantly linked with the White ethnicity. As of 2000, about 97.71% of those bearing the surname identified as White, a figure that slightly decreased to 96.14% by 2010. Interestingly, there was no recorded association between the Van Hall surname and other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both years. Any information regarding individuals identifying with two or more races was suppressed in the 2000 data for privacy reasons, but by 2010, there were still no individuals with the Van Hall surname identifying under this category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.71%	96.14%	-1.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%