Explore the Family Name Van Kampen

The meaning of Van Kampen

Dutch: habitational name for someone from the port of Kampen in Overijssel, or from any of various other places called with kamp ‘field’, for example in Zeeland, North Brabant, and North Holland. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Adrianus, Aad, Gerritt, Pieter.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Van Kampen has seen a slight increase in its popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 26,239, while in 2010 it moved up to 26,229, making a small change of 0.04%. Further, the count of people with this surname rose from 876 in 2000 to 932 in 2010, representing a 6.39% growth. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.32.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,239	#26,229	0.04%
Count	876	932	6.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.32	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Kampen

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the Van Kampen surname identify as White. This group constituted 97.60% of the population in 2000 and slightly decreased to 97.42% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those from two or more races were 0.80% and 0.68% respectively in 2000, and these figures declined by 6.25% and 5.88% respectively in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw an increase from 0.68% in 2000 to 0.97% in 2010. There was no reported Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native representation within the Van Kampen surname population during these periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.6%	97.42%	-0.18%
Hispanic	0.68%	0.97%	42.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.75%	-6.25%
Two or More Races	0.68%	0.64%	-5.88%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%