# Van (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/van/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,798 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,320 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 28,593 people |
| Change since 2000 | -13.8% (12,531 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Van in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 67% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Van in the United States.

## People named Van

- Bobby Van, American actor and game show host (1928-1980)
- Beatrice Van, American actress (1890-1983)
- Elizabeth Van Lew, American civil war spy (1818-1900)
- Jessika Van, Asian American actress

## Similar surnames

Vann, Vannoy, Viana, Vanhoy, Vanwie, Vine, Veney, Venne, Vien, Vena.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.