Explore the Family Name Vanderhoff

The meaning of Vanderhoff

Dutch (Van der Hoff): topographic name for someone who lived and worked on the main farm or estate in a community, Middle Dutch hove.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vanderhoff has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 16,783rd most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010 it had slipped to 17,502nd, a change of -4.28%. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Vanderhoff surname increased from 1,566 in 2000 to 1,610 in 2010, a rise of 2.81%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a decrease of -5.17%, dropping from 0.58 to 0.55.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,783	#17,502	-4.28%
Count	1,566	1,610	2.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.55	-5.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vanderhoff

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts for the Vanderhoff surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 97.89% of those with the Vanderhoff surname identified as White. By 2010, this percentage decreased slightly to 96.40%, a change of -1.52%. The percentage of Vanderhoffs identifying as Hispanic rose from 0.64% to 1.12%, an increase of 75%. Notably, there was also a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, which jumped from 0.45% to 1.18%, a staggering increase of 162.22%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black and Asian/Pacific Islander made up a small portion of Vanderhoffs in 2000, but by 2010 the percentage had dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.89%	96.4%	-1.52%
Two or More Races	0.45%	1.18%	162.22%
Hispanic	0.64%	1.12%	75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.75%	0%
Black	0.45%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%