Explore the Family Name Van Veen

The meaning of Van Veen

Dutch: habitational name for someone from any of various place called (het) Veen, for example in North Brabant, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a moor or fen, Middle Dutch veen. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Dirk, Huibert, Nicolaas. French Andre, Henri, Jacques.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Van Veen has seen a slight shift in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 39,617th most common and rose to 39,773rd by 2010, showing a minimal decline of 0.39%. However, the number of people carrying this surname increased by 5.75% over the same period, rising from 522 to 552, while the proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.19%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,617	#39,773	-0.39%
Count	522	552	5.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Veen

Concerning the ethnic identity associated with the surname Van Veen, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals noticeable changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both censuses, although there was a decrease of 6.57% in this group from 95.59% to 89.31%. Notably, there were increases in those identifying as Hispanic (from 2.11% to 4.53%, a 114.69% increase), Two or more races (from 1.15% to 1.99%, a 73.04% increase), and small increments were also observed in Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, which had no representation in 2000 but appeared in 2010's census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.59%	89.31%	-6.57%
Hispanic	2.11%	4.53%	114.69%
Two or More Races	1.15%	1.99%	73.04%
Black	0%	1.63%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.91%	0%