Explore the Family Name Vanderlinden

The meaning of Vanderlinden

Dutch (Van der Linden) and Flemish (also Van der Linden): topopgraphic name for someone who lived among lime trees or habitational name for someone from any of the places in Belgium and the Netherlands named Terlinden, from Middle Dutch linde ‘lime tree’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vanderlinden has seen slight changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Vanderlinden was the 13,240th most common surname, and by 2010 it moved up slightly to 13,214th. The count of people with this surname increased from 2,114 in 2000 to 2,313 in 2010, a growth of 9.41%. However, despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.78.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,240	#13,214	0.2%
Count	2,114	2,313	9.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	0.78	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vanderlinden

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reflects that there was a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Vanderlinden between 2000 and 2010. The largest portion of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 95.46% in 2000 and decreasing to 93.90% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew from 0.71% to 0.99%, while those claiming Hispanic ethnicity saw the most significant increase from 1.89% to 3.33%. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased slightly from 1.56% to 1.38%. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.46%	93.9%	-1.63%
Hispanic	1.89%	3.33%	76.19%
Two or More Races	1.56%	1.38%	-11.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.71%	0.99%	39.44%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%