Explore the Family Name Vandervort

The meaning of Vandervort

Americanized form of Dutch and Flemish Vandervoort.

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

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vandervort has seen moderate fluctuations over a decade. In 2000, Vandervort was ranked 15,317th in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to a rank of 15,978, reflecting a decrease of 4.32%. Despite this decline in ranking, the actual count of people bearing the surname Vandervort increased from 1,761 in 2000 to 1,817 in 2010, an increase of 3.18%. The proportion of individuals with the Vandervort surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 4.62%, from 0.65 to 0.62.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,317	#15,978	-4.32%
Count	1,761	1,817	3.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.65	0.62	-4.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vandervort

Looking at the ethnicity associated with the surname Vandervort, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 94.32% of those with the Vandervort surname identified as White, which decreased slightly to 92.96% by 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw minor decreases in their respective percentages. However, those identifying as Hispanic and Black saw increases in their representation among those with the Vandervort surname. The Hispanic population increased dramatically by 72.96%, from 1.59% in 2000 to 2.75% in 2010. Similarly, the Black population increased by 21.38%, from 1.59% in 2000 to 1.93% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.32%	92.96%	-1.44%
Hispanic	1.59%	2.75%	72.96%
Black	1.59%	1.93%	21.38%
Two or More Races	1.48%	1.43%	-3.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.61%	-10.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.34%	0.33%	-2.94%