How common is the surname Vanhorn?

14,151 people in the United States had the surname Vanhorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,818 Americans. It ranked 2,554th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vanhorn?

Keith Van Horn, American basketball player (born 1975), followed by Buddy Van Horn.

Where is the surname Vanhorn most common?

Wikidata records people named Vanhorn in the United States.

Is the surname Vanhorn getting more or less common?

More common. 13,716 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,151 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Vanhorn

A surname, carried by 14,151 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V565

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vanhorn is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,151 people named Vanhorn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,818 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,716.

#2,554

rank among US surnames

14,151

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,421)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,545	Lombardi	14,227	21,701
#2,546	Weiner	14,208	21,730
#2,547	Mota	14,182	21,770
#2,548	Villasenor	14,180	21,773
#2,549	Breen	14,170	21,789
#2,550	Gant	14,167	21,793
#2,551	Kong	14,165	21,796

Who is named Vanhorn

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

91% of people named Vanhorn identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vanhorns

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Keith Van Horn
American basketball player (born 1975)
Buddy Van Horn
American stunt coordinator and film director (1929-2021)
Patrick Van Horn
American actor, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vanhorn

Vanhorn has the Soundex code V565, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V565.

Questions

How common is the surname Vanhorn?: 14,151 people in the United States had the surname Vanhorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,818 Americans. It ranked 2,554th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vanhorn?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Vanhorn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vanhorn?: Keith Van Horn, American basketball player (born 1975), followed by Buddy Van Horn.
Where is the surname Vanhorn most common?: Wikidata records people named Vanhorn in the United States.
Is the surname Vanhorn getting more or less common?: More common. 13,716 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,151 in 2010, up 3.2%.