How common is the surname Vanwinkle?

7,811 people in the United States had the surname Vanwinkle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,527 Americans. It ranked 4,541st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Vanwinkle?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Vanwinkle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Vanwinkle?

Travis Van Winkle, American actor, followed by Peter G. Van Winkle.

Where is the surname Vanwinkle most common?

Wikidata records people named Vanwinkle in the United States.

Is the surname Vanwinkle getting more or less common?

More common. 7,630 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,811 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Vanwinkle

A surname, carried by 7,811 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex V552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vanwinkle is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,811 people named Vanwinkle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,527 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,630.

#4,541

rank among US surnames

7,811

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,301)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,535	Orta	7,820	39,482
#4,538	Yount	7,817	39,497
#4,539	Hair	7,814	39,512
#4,541	Vanwinkle	7,811	39,527

Who is named Vanwinkle

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

92% of people named Vanwinkle identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vanwinkles

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Travis Van Winkle
American actor, born 1982
Peter G. Van Winkle
American politician (1808–1872)
Vanilla Ice
American rapper (born 1967)

Questions

How common is the surname Vanwinkle?: 7,811 people in the United States had the surname Vanwinkle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,527 Americans. It ranked 4,541st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vanwinkle?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Vanwinkle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Vanwinkle?: Travis Van Winkle, American actor, followed by Peter G. Van Winkle.
Where is the surname Vanwinkle most common?: Wikidata records people named Vanwinkle in the United States.
Is the surname Vanwinkle getting more or less common?: More common. 7,630 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,811 in 2010, up 2.4%.