Explore the Family Name Verschoor

The meaning of Verschoor

Dutch: shortened form of Van der Schoor, a topographic name for someone who lived by a schoor, a piece of silted up land suitable for reclamation. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Adriaan, Frans.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Verschoor" was ranked 70,273 in popularity in the year 2000 and saw a slight decrease in ranking to 70,833 by 2010, indicating a marginal decline of 0.8% over the decade. The count of individuals with this surname, however, increased from 260 in 2000 to 276 in 2010, marking a growth of 6.15%. Proportionally, the presence of the Verschoor surname decreased slightly per 100k people, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010, a decrease of 10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,273	#70,833	-0.8%
Count	260	276	6.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Verschoor

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Verschoor surname identified as White, with an increase from 90.38% in 2000 to 91.67% in 2010. There was also a significant increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 3.08% in 2000 to 4.35% in 2010. Conversely, the number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races saw declines of 32.71% and 37.28% respectively. The census did not record any individuals with the Verschoor surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either of these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.38%	91.67%	1.43%
Hispanic	3.08%	4.35%	41.23%
Two or More Races	3.46%	2.17%	-37.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.69%	1.81%	-32.71%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%