Explore the Family Name Vanderberg

The meaning of Vanderberg

Dutch (Van der Berg): topographic name for someone who lived by a hill, from Middle Dutch berghe ‘mountain, hill’.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vanderberg has seen a decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Vanderberg was ranked as the 26,078th most popular surname in the United States with 883 counts. However, by 2010, it had dropped to the 32,750th spot with only 701 counts, marking a negative change of 25.58% in rank and a decrease of 20.61% in count. This equates to a drop of 27.27% in the proportion per 100,000 people bearing the surname Vanderberg.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,078	#32,750	-25.58%
Count	883	701	-20.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.24	-27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vanderberg

In terms of ethnic identity, the Vanderberg surname is primarily associated with individuals identifying as White, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 90.03% of Vanderbergs identified as White, and this percentage increased slightly to 90.58% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity associated with this surname was Black, making up 5.21% in 2000 and decreasing to 4.42% in 2010. Meanwhile, the number of Vanderbergs identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 84.35%, rising from 1.47% in 2000 to 2.71% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased by 23.04%, from 2.04% in 2000 to 1.57% in 2010. There were no Vanderbergs that identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.03%	90.58%	0.61%
Black	5.21%	4.42%	-15.16%
Hispanic	1.47%	2.71%	84.35%
Two or More Races	2.04%	1.57%	-23.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%