Explore the Family Name Van Parys

The meaning of Van Parys

1. Flemish: habitational name for someone from the city of Paris, France (Flemish name Parys, Dutch Parijs; compare 2 below). 2. Dutch: variant, archaic, or Americanized, of Van Parijs, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: French Henri, Thierry.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Van Parys" underwent a slight change between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname slipped from 74,675 in 2000 to 78,040 in 2010, marking a decrease of 4.51 percent in its popularity. However, interestingly, the count of people carrying this surname increased marginally from 241 in 2000 to 245 in 2010, showing a growth of 1.66 percent. Regardless, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 11.11 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,675	#78,040	-4.51%
Count	241	245	1.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Parys

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname "Van Parys", the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some significant shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White slightly declined from 92.12 percent to 91.43 percent, while those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 4.15 percent to 6.12 percent — a rise of 47.47 percent over the decade. Notably, there was a new appearance of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, accounting for 2.04 percent, which was not present in the previous census. There were no changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.12%	91.43%	-0.75%
Hispanic	4.15%	6.12%	47.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.04%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%