Explore the Family Name Van Slyke

The meaning of Van Slyke

Americanized form of Flemish or perhaps Dutch Van Slycke: topographic name from Middle Dutch slijcke ‘mire, marshy place’, or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word. The surname Van Slycke is found only in Belgium (and not in the Netherlands).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Van Slyke dropped slightly in the decade between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 12,112th, but by 2010, it had slipped to 12,827th — a decrease of 5.9%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased marginally from 2,361 in 2000 to 2,403 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also declined from 0.88 to 0.81 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,112	#12,827	-5.9%
Count	2,361	2,403	1.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.88	0.81	-7.95%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Slyke

The ethnicity profile of those bearing the surname Van Slyke varied between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 94.32% in 2000 to 92.18% in 2010. The percentages identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native all increased over the decade. The most notable increase was seen in the 'two or more races' category, which climbed from 1.19% to 1.96%. Increases were also observed among those identifying as Hispanic (from 1.48% to 2.21%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0.59% to 0.79%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.32%	92.18%	-2.27%
Hispanic	1.48%	2.21%	49.32%
Two or More Races	1.19%	1.96%	64.71%
Black	1.69%	1.96%	15.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.72%	0.92%	27.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.59%	0.79%	33.9%