Explore the Family Name Vanstone

The meaning of Vanstone

English (Devon): habitational name from Fauntstone in Shaugh (Devon). The place probably takes its name from the surname Faunt (genitive Fauntes) + Middle English toun ‘farmstead, estate’, meaning ‘farmstead of the Faunt family’ and probably to be associated with the family of Samson le Enfaunt, a juror of Plympton Hundred in Devon in 1249. For the surname Faunt, see Fant.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vanstone has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Vanstone was ranked 37,881st most common surname, while in 2010 it moved up slightly to rank 37,735. The count of individuals with this surname also saw growth from 551 in 2000 to 589 in 2010 — a 6.9% increase. However, its proportion per 100k people remained stable at 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,881	#37,735	0.39%
Count	551	589	6.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vanstone

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Vanstone, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 96.37% to 96.10%. There was a small increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, going from 0.91% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010. The percentage of Vanstones identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased by nearly half, from 2.36% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010. A new development in 2010 was the appearance of Hispanic identification, which was absent in 2000. No Vanstones identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.37%	96.1%	-0.28%
Hispanic	0%	1.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.91%	1.19%	30.77%
Two or More Races	2.36%	1.19%	-49.58%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%