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    The surname Vanpelt

    A surname, carried by 6,685 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V514

    Vanpelt: #5,222 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Vanpelt #5,222, 6,685 people Vanpelt: #5,222 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Vanpelt #5,222, 6,685 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vanpelt is more common than 96.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,685 people named Vanpelt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,185 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,270.

    #5,222
    rank among US surnames
    6,685
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,135)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,213Ison6,69746,102
    #5,215Stott6,69346,130
    #5,216Nowlin6,69246,137
    #5,218Brush6,69046,150
    #5,219Vanover6,68946,157
    #5,220Mashburn6,68846,164
    #5,221Mackie6,68646,178

    Who is named Vanpelt

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

    89% of people named Vanpelt identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Vanpelts

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ernest Van Pelt
      American actor (1883-1961)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Vanpelt

    Vanpelt has the Soundex code V514, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V514.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Vanpelt?
    6,685 people in the United States had the surname Vanpelt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,185 Americans. It ranked 5,222nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vanpelt?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Vanpelt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Vanpelt?
    Ernest Van Pelt, American actor (1883-1961).
    Where is the surname Vanpelt most common?
    Wikidata records people named Vanpelt in the United States.
    Is the surname Vanpelt getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,270 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,685 in 2010, up 6.6%.