How rare is the last name Van?

12,022 people in the United States have the last name Van, about 1 in 24,863. It ranks #2,925 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

VAN

#2,925

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,022
About
1 in 24,863
This common or more
52.3%
Who bears it

Of the 12,022 people with the last name Van, 73.8% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 15.9% as White and 5.3% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Van

#2,923 Cheatham · 12,024#2,923 Leggett · 12,024#2,926 Barfield · 12,020#2,926 Seaman · 12,020

Spelled almost the same

6 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Van, most common first.

#2,413 Vann · 14,718#28,316 Vana · 897#35,388 Vane · 685#47,785 Vano · 478#68,212 Vani · 311#90,519 Vain · 219

Also a first name

As a first name, Van ranks #1,136 of 53,615, with 35,602 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1953, with 591 births. See Van as a first name

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