Explore the Family Name Vanatta

The meaning of Vanatta

Altered form of Van Natter or of its original Dutch form Van Etten. Compare Vannatta.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vanatta experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Vanatta ranked 11,795 in popularity but by 2010 it had dropped to a rank of 12,089 indicating a change of -2.49 percent. Despite this fall in rank, the total count of individuals with the Vanatta surname actually increased from 2,432 in 2000 to 2,578 in 2010, marking a growth of 6 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was a minor reduction from 0.9 in 2000 to 0.87 in 2010, translating to a decrease of -3.33 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,795	#12,089	-2.49%
Count	2,432	2,578	6%
Proportion per 100k	0.9	0.87	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vanatta

On the topic of ethnic identity, Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those bearing the Vanatta surname between 2000 and 2010. The most common ethnicity associated with the surname remained White throughout the period, although it saw a slight reduction from 95.72 percent in 2000 to 94.72 percent in 2010. There were notable increases in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic categories, each seeing an increase of over 35 percent. Those identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native also experienced growth, with an increase of 17.07 percent and 14.74 percent respectively. The Black category saw a modest rise of 6.06 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.72%	94.72%	-1.04%
Hispanic	1.4%	1.9%	35.71%
Two or More Races	1.23%	1.44%	17.07%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.95%	1.09%	14.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.5%	35.14%
Black	0.33%	0.35%	6.06%