Explore the Family Name Vandewalle

The meaning of Vandewalle

Flemish (also Van de Walle) and Dutch (Van de Walle): topographic name from Dutch wal ‘wall’, denoting either a city wall or a wall forming the bank of a river or waterway. Some characteristic forenames: French Etienne, Marcel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vandewalle has seen a modest increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname held the rank of 28,118 which improved to 26,549 in 2010 - an advancement of 5.58%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also experienced growth during this period, with an increase from 802 to 918 - a rise of 14.46%. This indicates that the proportion of people with the Vandewalle surname also increased slightly from 0.3 per 100k in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,118	#26,549	5.58%
Count	802	918	14.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.31	3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vandewalle

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Vandewalle surname identified as White, although there was a minor decrease from 97.51% in 2000 to 96.19% in 2010. Hispanic representation among those with this surname saw an increase of 22.46%, rising from 1.87% to 2.29%. There were also new categories for ethnic identity in the 2010 census, with some individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.54%) or belonging to two or more races (0.98%). However, there were no recorded individuals with the Vandewalle surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.51%	96.19%	-1.35%
Hispanic	1.87%	2.29%	22.46%
Two or More Races	0%	0.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%