Explore the Family Name Veurink

The meaning of Veurink

Dutch: from voorde ‘ford’ + -ing, to indicate a family living in a farm near a ford. A farm near Hardenberg named Voerdinc was first mentioned in 1381–3. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Gradus, Marinus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Veurink has seen a slight shift in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 64,572 and increased slightly in rank to 66,164 by 2010, representing a decrease of 2.47%. Despite the drop in rank, the number of people bearing the surname Veurink actually increased during this period. In 2000, there were 288 individuals with this surname, but by 2010, the count had risen modestly to 299, which indicates an increase of 3.82%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 individuals, the prevalence of Veurink decreased from 0.11 to 0.10, a fall of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,572	#66,164	-2.47%
Count	288	299	3.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Veurink

The ethnicity associated with the surname Veurink shows little variation, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The overwhelming majority of persons with this surname identified as white in both 2000 and 2010 - 98.96% and 99.00% respectively, showing an insignificant change of 0.04%. No significant representation of the Veurink surname was found within the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. Furthermore, no individuals claimed two or more races in association with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.96%	99%	0.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%