How common is the surname Vanderheyden?

1,226 people in the United States had the surname Vanderheyden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,832 Americans. It ranked 21,360th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vanderheyden?

Peter Van der Heyden, Belgian footballer, followed by Stéphane Van Der Heyden.

Where is the surname Vanderheyden most common?

Wikidata records people named Vanderheyden in Belgium.

Is the surname Vanderheyden getting more or less common?

More common. 1,213 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,226 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Vanderheyden

A Dutch surname, carried by 1,226 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex V536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vanderheyden is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Dutch van (“of”) + der (“the”) + heide (“heath”).

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,226 people named Vanderheyden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 251,832 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,213.

#21,360

rank among US surnames

1,226

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,367)

Who is named Vanderheyden

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

96% of people named Vanderheyden identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vanderheydens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Van der Heyden
Belgian footballer, born 1976
Stéphane Van Der Heyden
Belgian footballer, born 1969
Siebe Van der Heyden
Association football player (1998-)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vanderheyden

Vanderheyden has the Soundex code V536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V536.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Vanderheyden come from?: Dutch van (“of”) + der (“the”) + heide (“heath”).
How common is the surname Vanderheyden?: 1,226 people in the United States had the surname Vanderheyden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,832 Americans. It ranked 21,360th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vanderheyden?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Vanderheyden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Vanderheyden?: Peter Van der Heyden, Belgian footballer, followed by Stéphane Van Der Heyden.
Where is the surname Vanderheyden most common?: Wikidata records people named Vanderheyden in Belgium.
Is the surname Vanderheyden getting more or less common?: More common. 1,213 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,226 in 2010, up 1.1%.