Explore the Family Name Vandenbrink

The meaning of Vandenbrink

Dutch (Van den Brink): topographic name for someone who lives by the brink, from Middle Dutch brinc ‘edge, slope, raised grazing land’, which is in the central and east Netherlands the name of the common area in the center of the village, the village square. Compare Brink. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Coba, Dirk, Gysbert.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vandenbrink has slightly increased between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 37,200 whereas in 2010, it moved up to a rank of 36,736, showing an increase of 1.25%. The count of people with the Vandenbrink surname also saw an increase from 564 in 2000 to 608 in 2010, indicating a rise of approximately 7.8%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,200	#36,736	1.25%
Count	564	608	7.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.21	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vandenbrink

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Vandenbrink, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly linked with White ethnicity. The data reveals a slight decrease in this association from 98.05% in 2000 to 94.41% in 2010. Interestingly, there was also a notable increase in those identifying as two or more races, rising from 1.24% in 2000 to 1.97% in 2010. The census data for 2010 also showed a new emergence of Hispanic identification at 2.63%, which was not present in 2000 data. There were no recorded associations with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.05%	94.41%	-3.71%
Hispanic	0%	2.63%	0%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.97%	58.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%