# Vanderbilt (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,822 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,947 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 169,454 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.1% (1,717 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈvæn.dɚ.bɪlt/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Dutch van der Bilt, from van+der+De Bilt or Bilt. Literally, “from De Bilt, Netherlands”.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Vanderbilt 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) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Vanderbilt in the United States.

## People named Vanderbilt

- Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)
- Gloria Vanderbilt, American businesswoman, fashion designer, socialite and writer (1924-2019)
- Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor (1875-1942)
- James Vanderbilt, American screenwriter
- Consuelo Vanderbilt, American socialite (1877-1964)
- William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (1821–1885)
- Jarred Vanderbilt, American basketball player (born 1999)
- William Henry Vanderbilt III, 59th Governor of Rhode Island (1901–1981)
- Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, American socialite (1904-1965)
- Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American bridge player, yachtsman, and railroad executive (1884–1970)
- Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I, American businessman (1877–1915)
- William Kissam Vanderbilt I, American railroad manager and horse breeder (1849–1920)

and 8 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Vanderpool, Vandergriff, Vanderlinden, Vanderhoof, Vanderveen, Vanderford, Vandoren, Vanderburg, Vandervort, Vandermeer, Vanderlaan, Vandermolen.

## 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.