Last Name VANDERBILT

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Meaning 'Byl,' in Dutch, signifies a hatchet or bill. 'Byltye,' a little hatchet or bill. 'Die Byltye' was a nickname given to ship-carpenters at Amsterdam, hence 'Van de Bylt.'
Origin Dutch

Rank 15,627 (2000 US census) 14,159 (1990 US census)
Count 1,717 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 78.51%, or 1348 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 18.05%, or 310 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.4%, or 24 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.57%, or 27 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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