Explore the Family Name Vanderbeck

The meaning of Vanderbeck

1. Flemish and Walloon: variant of Flemish Vanderbeek. 2. Americanized form of Dutch Van der Beek (see Vanderbeek).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Vanderbeck has seen a slight dip in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked at 35,003, slipping down to 35,812 by 2010, marking a decrease of 2.31 percent. The count of people with this surname, however, increased to 627 in 2010 from 610 in 2000, representing an uptick of 2.79 percent. Despite the growth in numbers, the proportion of Vanderbecks per 100,000 people fell by 8.7 percent over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,003	#35,812	-2.31%
Count	610	627	2.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vanderbeck

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Vanderbeck between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, the Vanderbecks identified as White, with a near-static percentage of 95.90 in 2000 to 95.85 in 2010. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islander Vanderbecks rose by 36.59 percent, although the proportion remains small at 1.12 percent. The Hispanic share also saw growth, increasing by 62.24 percent to 1.59 percent in 2010. Conversely, those identifying as two or more races decreased slightly by 12.2 percent. No changes were noted in Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native populations, with no Vanderbecks identifying with these ethnicities in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.9%	95.85%	-0.05%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.59%	62.24%
Two or More Races	1.64%	1.44%	-12.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.82%	1.12%	36.59%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%