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Vanburen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Van Buren, Van Buuren, Van Beuren, Van den Bueren and many more.

Vanburen Ranking

In the United States, the name Vanburen is the 4,463rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Vanburen is ranked the 978th most popular surname with an estimated 2,110 people with that name. 2


United States Vanburen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vanburen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Cornelius Hendricksen VanBuren, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1620-1664 3
  • Cornelis Maessen VanBuren, who landed in New York in 1631 3
  • Jacob Willem VanBuren, who landed in New York in 1649 3
  • Gerrit Aartsen VanBuren, who landed in New York in 1660 3
  • Gerrit Cornelissen VanBuren, who arrived in New York in 1660 3
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Vanburen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • A VanBuren, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
  • Jacob J VanBuren, who arrived in Iroquois County, Illinois in 1888 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Vanburen (post 1700) +

  • President Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), American politician, 8th American President (1837-1841) 8th Vice President of the United States (1833-1837), 10th United States Secretary of State (1829-1831)
  • Raeburn VanBuren (1891-1987), American magazine and comic strip illustrator
  • Mabel VanBuren (1878-1947), American stage and screen actress
  • John VanBuren (1810-1866), American lawyer and politician
  • Jermaine Russell VanBuren (b. 1980), former American pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Stephen W. VanBuren (b. 1920), former professional American football halfback
  • Hannah Hoes Van Buren (1783-1819), wife of president Van Buren


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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