Explore the Family Name Van Wagenen

The meaning of Van Wagenen

Altered form of Dutch Van Wageningen, a habitational name for someone from a place in Gelderland called Wageningen.

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

The surname 'Van Wagenen' has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The ranking of this name dropped from 28,375th in 2000 to 29,231st in 2010, representing a change of -3.02%. Despite the lower ranking, the count of people carrying the Van Wagenen surname actually increased by 2.27% from 792 persons in 2000 to 810 in 2010. However, when looking at this name’s prevalence per 100,000 people, there was a decline of -6.9%, from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,375	#29,231	-3.02%
Count	792	810	2.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.27	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Wagenen

On the subject of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the last name 'Van Wagenen' identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.72% reported this ethnic identity, while in 2010, the percentage slightly decreased to 94.69%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. A small increase was noted in the Hispanic population, which grew from 1.39% in 2000 to 3.21% in 2010, marking an impressive rise of 130.94%. The number of Van Wagenens identifying with two or more races saw a minor decrease from 1.64% in 2000 to 1.60% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	94.69%	-2.1%
Hispanic	1.39%	3.21%	130.94%
Two or More Races	1.64%	1.6%	-2.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%