Explore the Family Name Vanderhoof

The meaning of Vanderhoof

Americanized form of Dutch Van der Hoef (see Vanderhoef).

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

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

The surname Vanderhoof has witnessed a slight dip in popularity over the span of a decade, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Vanderhoof ranked at 12,261 and by 2010, it had slipped to 13,124, reflecting a decrease of approximately 7.04%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Vanderhoof surname increased marginally from 2,327 in 2000 to 2,335 in 2010, marking an uptick of 0.34%. The proportion per 100k also decreased by 8.14%, moving from 0.86 in 2000 to 0.79 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,261	#13,124	-7.04%
Count	2,327	2,335	0.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	0.79	-8.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vanderhoof

In terms of ethnic identity, Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there were some notable shifts among those carrying the Vanderhoof surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, accounting for 95.75% in 2000 and 93.10% in 2010, indicating a small decrease of 2.77%. Those identifying as having two or more races saw a significant increase of 143.97%, rising from 1.16% to 2.83%. Hispanic representation also grew by 87.93%, increasing from 1.16% to 2.18%. The proportion of Asian/Pacific Islanders and Black individuals remained relatively low, but both groups appeared in the 2010 data after being absent in 2000. Conversely, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 43.43%, falling from 0.99% to 0.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.75%	93.1%	-2.77%
Two or More Races	1.16%	2.83%	143.97%
Hispanic	1.16%	2.18%	87.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.73%	0%
Black	0%	0.6%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.99%	0.56%	-43.43%