How common is the surname Vanalstyne?

1,338 people in the United States had the surname Vanalstyne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,752 Americans. It ranked 20,010th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vanalstyne?

Egbert Van Alstyne, American songwriter and pianist (1882-1951), followed by Fanny Crosby.

Where is the surname Vanalstyne most common?

Wikidata records people named Vanalstyne in the United States.

Is the surname Vanalstyne getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,338 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Vanalstyne

A surname, carried by 1,338 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex V542

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vanalstyne is more common than 87.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,338 people named Vanalstyne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 230,752 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,348.

#20,010

rank among US surnames

1,338

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #18,791)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,010	Vanalstyne	1,338	230,752
#20,019	McKechnie	1,337	230,924

Who is named Vanalstyne

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Vanalstyne identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Two or more races 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vanalstynes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Egbert Van Alstyne
American songwriter and pianist (1882-1951)
Fanny Crosby
19th century Christian hymnist, 1820–1915

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vanalstyne

Vanalstine

Vanalstyne has the Soundex code V542, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V542.

Questions

How common is the surname Vanalstyne?: 1,338 people in the United States had the surname Vanalstyne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,752 Americans. It ranked 20,010th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vanalstyne?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Vanalstyne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vanalstyne?: Egbert Van Alstyne, American songwriter and pianist (1882-1951), followed by Fanny Crosby.
Where is the surname Vanalstyne most common?: Wikidata records people named Vanalstyne in the United States.
Is the surname Vanalstyne getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,338 in 2010, down 0.7%.