Explore the Family Name Van Wyck

The meaning of Van Wyck

Dutch: variant of Van Wyk. History: Cornelius Barendtsen van Wyck came from the Netherlands to Long Island in 1660. His descendant Charles Henry van Wyck (1824–95) was a prominent New York politician.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Van Wyck has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 97,384, but by 2010, it rose to 44,576, marking a change of over 54 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 173 to 482, an increase of nearly 179 percent. The proportion of people named Van Wyck for every 100,000 residents also saw a large surge from 0.06 to 0.16, marking a remarkable 167 percent increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#97,384	#44,576	54.23%
Count	173	482	178.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.16	166.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Wyck

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that while the majority of those with the surname Van Wyck identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, there were some notable shifts. The percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 98.84 percent to 94.81 percent. Meanwhile, new ethnic identities appeared among the Van Wyck population during this period. By 2010, 1.24 percent identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, and another 1.24 percent identified as Hispanic. Additionally, 1.66 percent reported belonging to two or more races. The data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations was either suppressed or remained unchanged at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.84%	94.81%	-4.08%
Two or More Races	0%	1.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.24%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.24%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%