Explore the Family Name Vossen

The meaning of Vossen

Dutch and German: patronymic from Vos 2, found mainly in the border area of Limburg in the Netherlands and Westphalia in Germany.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vossen has seen a slight increase in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 30,970th place to 29,878th. This shift represents a 3.53% change over the decade. The number of people bearing the Vossen name also increased during this period, with a count of 709 in 2000 and 786 in 2010 - a rise of 10.86%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also grew by 3.85%, from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,970	#29,878	3.53%
Count	709	786	10.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.27	3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vossen

Shifting focus to the ethnic identity associated with the Vossen name, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, making up 95.20% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.78% in 2010. However, there was a modest increase (16.24%) in those identifying with two or more races, rising from 1.97% in 2000 to 2.29% in 2010. The percentage of those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 19.69%, going from 1.27% in 2000 to 1.02% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of Hispanic identifiers saw a minor increase of 10.24%, shifting from 1.27% to 1.40% within the same timeframe. There were no changes for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identifiers as these groups accounted for 0% in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.2%	94.78%	-0.44%
Two or More Races	1.97%	2.29%	16.24%
Hispanic	1.27%	1.4%	10.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.27%	1.02%	-19.69%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%