Explore the Family Name Vanaman

The meaning of Vanaman

1. Americanized form of Dutch Van Immen, itself possibly a variant of Van Emmen, a habitational name for someone from the hamlet Emmen near Dalfsen in the province of Overijssel. The surname Van Immen is no longer found in the Netherlands. Compare Vannaman and Vanneman. 2. Alternatively, perhaps an Americanized form of Dutch Van Amen, itself a variant of Van Namen (see Van Name) or a habitational name for someone from Amen in Drenthe.

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How common is the last name Vanaman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Vanaman slipped in popularity from the 26163rd most common surname in 2000 to the 27411th in 2010, a decline of nearly 5%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of individuals carrying the Vanaman name slightly increased, from 879 in 2000 to 880 in 2010 — a modest growth of 0.11%. The representation of this surname per 100,000 people also saw a decrease of around 9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,163	#27,411	-4.77%
Count	879	880	0.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.3	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vanaman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows the majority of those with the Vanaman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 96.25% to 93.86% over this decade. While the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races showed an increase, the percentage of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged. The most significant change was seen in the Hispanic category, which experienced a 57.66% increase, rising from 1.37% in 2000 to 2.16% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	93.86%	-2.48%
Two or More Races	1.71%	2.27%	32.75%
Hispanic	1.37%	2.16%	57.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.8%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%