# Voorhees (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/voorhees/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Dutch.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dutch |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,720 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,012 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,976 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (5,650 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɔɹhiz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Voorheis, Voorhies, Voorhes, Voorhis, Vorhies |

## Etymology

Anglicization of Dutch (van) voor Hees (“(from) before Hees”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Voorhees in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Voorhees in the United States.

## People named Voorhees

- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees, (1827-1897) American politician
- Debi Sue Voorhees, American actress
- Clark Voorhees, American artist (1871-1933)

## Similar surnames

Voorhies, Vargo, Varga, Veras, Viers, Veres, Voris, Virk, Viars, Vires, Virgo, Varkey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.