Explore the Family Name Vandeveer

The meaning of Vandeveer

Dutch (Van de Veer): from Middle Dutch vēre ‘ferry’, a topographic name for someone who lived by a ferry, an occupational name for a ferryman, or a habitational name for someone from any of numerous places in the Netherlands named with this word.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vandeveer experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 34,114 nationally, but by 2010 it had dropped to 36,099 - a change of -5.82%. The count of people with this surname also fell from 629 in 2000 to 621 in 2010, marking a decrease of -1.27%. The proportion of individuals with the Vandeveer surname per 100,000 people also declined by -8.7% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,114	#36,099	-5.82%
Count	629	621	-1.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vandeveer

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Vandeveer surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that a majority of people identifying with this surname are White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of individuals with the Vandeveer surname reported being White. However, there was a small decrease of -0.72% in this group over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of people of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity increased slightly, from 0.79% in 2000 to 0.81% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races decreased by -8.81%, while the Hispanic population saw a growth from no reported individuals in 2000 to 2.09% in 2010. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.18%	95.49%	-0.72%
Hispanic	0%	2.09%	0%
Two or More Races	1.59%	1.45%	-8.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.79%	0.81%	2.53%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%