How common is the surname Vandevelde?

1,019 people in the United States had the surname Vandevelde in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. It ranked 24,531st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Vandevelde?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Vandevelde identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Vandevelde?

Henry van de Velde, Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863–1957), followed by Christian Vande Velde.

Where is the surname Vandevelde most common?

Wikidata records people named Vandevelde in Belgium, Germany and the United States.

Is the surname Vandevelde getting more or less common?

More common. 948 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,019 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Vandevelde

A Dutch surname, carried by 1,019 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex V531

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vandevelde is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Dutch van (“of”) + de (“the”) + velde (“field”).

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 1,019 people named Vandevelde in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 948.

#24,531

rank among US surnames

1,019

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #24,680)

Who is named Vandevelde

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

95% of people named Vandevelde identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vandeveldes

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry van de Velde
Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863–1957)
Christian Vande Velde
American cyclist, born 1976
Philippe Vandevelde
Belgian comics script writer (1957-2019)
Julie Van de Velde
Belgian cyclist, born 1993
Wannes Van de Velde
Belgian artist, musician, poet, singer (1937–2008)

Notable Vandeveldes come mostly from Belgium (3), Germany (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vandevelde

Vandevelde has the Soundex code V531, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V531.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Vandevelde come from?: Dutch van (“of”) + de (“the”) + velde (“field”).
How common is the surname Vandevelde?: 1,019 people in the United States had the surname Vandevelde in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. It ranked 24,531st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vandevelde?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Vandevelde identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Vandevelde?: Henry van de Velde, Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863–1957), followed by Christian Vande Velde.
Where is the surname Vandevelde most common?: Wikidata records people named Vandevelde in Belgium, Germany and the United States.
Is the surname Vandevelde getting more or less common?: More common. 948 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,019 in 2010, up 7.5%.