Explore the Family Name Van Zandt

The meaning of Van Zandt

Dutch: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Zandt, in Gelderland, Friesland, South Holland, and Zeeland. This form of the surname is very rare in the Netherlands, found only in Limburg. See also Vanderzanden, compare Van Sandt, Van Sant, and Van Zant.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Van Zandt saw a slight decrease in rank from 9041 in 2000 to 9378 in 2010, a decline of approximately 3.73%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 3324 to 3469 over the same decade, signifying a growth of 4.36%. The proportion per 100k of the population with this surname also declined by 4.07%, moving from 1.23 to 1.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,041	#9,378	-3.73%
Count	3,324	3,469	4.36%
Proportion per 100k	1.23	1.18	-4.07%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Zandt

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Van Zandt shows interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 87.88% to 86.77%. Those identifying as Black remained relatively stable with a slight dip from 7.79% to 7.75%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and of two or more races saw significant increases: 59.26% and 71.17%, respectively. The Hispanic representation modestly grew from 1.99% to 2.36%, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased substantially from 0.69% to 0.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.88%	86.77%	-1.26%
Black	7.79%	7.75%	-0.51%
Hispanic	1.99%	2.36%	18.59%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.9%	71.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54%	0.86%	59.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.69%	0.35%	-49.28%