Explore the Family Name Van Wagner

The meaning of Van Wagner

Most probably a variant of Dutch Wagenaar, an occupational name of a cartwright.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Van Wagner has seen a marginal decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 15,521st most common name, while in 2010 it fell to the 15,673rd spot, marking a 0.98% decrease in rank. Despite this, the count of individuals with the Van Wagner surname increased by 7.57% during the same period, rising from 1,731 to 1,862. However, the proportion per 100,000 people dipped slightly from 0.64 to 0.63, indicating a 1.56% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,521	#15,673	-0.98%
Count	1,731	1,862	7.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.63	-1.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Wagner

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Van Wagner surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a small decrease in this group over the decade, from 96.94% to 94.79%. The data also showed growth in some other ethnic identities. The percentage identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.39% to 2.09%, marking a 50.36% increase. Those identifying as two or more races also saw substantial growth, increasing from 0.75% to 1.56%. New categories emerged in 2010, with 0.54% of Van Wagners identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and 0.75% as Black. However, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased slightly from 0.35% to 0.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.94%	94.79%	-2.22%
Hispanic	1.39%	2.09%	50.36%
Two or More Races	0.75%	1.56%	108%
Black	0%	0.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.35%	0.27%	-22.86%