Explore the Family Name Van Valkenburgh

The meaning of Van Valkenburgh

Dutch: archaic variant of Van Valkenburg.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Van Valkenburgh saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 24,763 in popularity; by 2010, it had dropped to 24,914, representing a change of -0.61. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 5.72%, growing from 944 people in 2000 to 998 in 2010. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100k people dropped slightly by -2.86, from 0.35 to 0.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,763	#24,914	-0.61%
Count	944	998	5.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Valkenburgh

The Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Van Valkenburgh. From 2000 to 2010, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 0.53% to 1.70%, marking a 220.75% change. Individuals reporting two or more ethnicities rose modestly, accounting for 1.80% in 2000 and growing to 2.30% in 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.55% to 92.28%. There was a significant percentage increase in those identifying as Hispanic, even though the actual numbers are still relatively small (0.53% to 1.10%). Interestingly, the data shows an emergence of Black identification within the Van Valkenburgh name bearers, increasing from 0.00% to 0.80%. American Indian and Alaskan Native identification saw a slight rise from 1.59% to 1.80%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.55%	92.28%	-3.42%
Two or More Races	1.8%	2.3%	27.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.59%	1.8%	13.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	1.7%	220.75%
Hispanic	0.53%	1.1%	107.55%
Black	0%	0.8%	0%