Explore the Family Name Van Tine

The meaning of Van Tine

Americanized form (also Vantine) of Dutch Fonteyn: variant of Fonteijn, a topographic name for someone living near a spring or well, from fontein, a loanword from French fontaine (see Fontaine).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Van Tine showed slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 22,322 in terms of common usage, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to rank 23,354, marking a decrease of 4.62%. However, the actual count of people with the surname increased modestly from 1,077 in 2000 to 1,090 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 1.21%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 individuals also decreased during this period from 0.4 to 0.37, representing a decline of 7.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,322	#23,354	-4.62%
Count	1,077	1,090	1.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.37	-7.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Tine

Delving into the ethnic identity associated with the Van Tine surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of those bearing the surname identified as White (96.29% in 2000 and 94.13% in 2010), there were notable increases in other categories. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew from 0.65% to 0.92%, while individuals who identify with two or more races experienced the largest percentage increase — from 0.93% to 2.20%. The Hispanic category also saw a significant rise from 1.39% to 2.48%. The Black category and American Indian and Alaskan Native category both remained at 0% for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.29%	94.13%	-2.24%
Hispanic	1.39%	2.48%	78.42%
Two or More Races	0.93%	2.2%	136.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.65%	0.92%	41.54%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%