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The surname Vandenberg comes from the Old High German word "berg," which means "mountain." The first bearers of the name no doubt came from a mountain or high ground. The name is often found with the preposition "Van den," which mean "from the." In a low-lying, flat country like the Netherlands any area of higher ground was quite prestigious and as such, this was a popular and prestigious surname.

Early Origins of the Vandenberg family

The surname Vandenberg was first found in Holland, where it is thought to have existed since the 15th century.

Early History of the Vandenberg family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vandenberg research. Another 27 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1664, 1709, 1748, 1755, 1799 and 1873 are included under the topic Early Vandenberg History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vandenberg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Berger, Bergen, Berg, Van Berg, Van Berger, Van Bergen, Van den Berger, Van den Berg, Van der Berg, Van den Bergh and many more.

Early Notables of the Vandenberg family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included the counts Van den Berghs, beginning in the 16th century; Johan van den Bergh (1664-1755), mayor of the...
Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Vandenberg Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vandenberg World Ranking

In the United States, the name Vandenberg is the 6,460th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Vandenberg is ranked the 21st most popular surname with an estimated 27,565 people with that name. 2 And in South Africa, the name Vandenberg is the 286th popular surname with an estimated 23,896 people with that name. 3

United States Vandenberg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vandenberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Aaltje VanDenBerg, aged 36, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
  • Aart VandenBerg, aged 39, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 4
  • Cornelis VanDenBerg, aged 45, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
  • Jakoba Knaap VandenBerg, aged 42, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 4
  • L VanDenBerg, aged 31, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Vandenberg (post 1700) +

  • Lodewijk van den Berg (1932-2022), Dutch-born, American chemical engineer who studied crystal growth and flew on a 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger
  • Harold Harris "Hy" Vandenberg (1906-1994), American Major League Baseball player
  • James Vandenberg (b. 1989), American football player
  • Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (1899-1954), American U.S. Air Force general, Air Force Chief of Staff, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
  • Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (1884-1951), American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1928-1951)
  • John Roland Vandenberg, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 14th District, 1950 5
  • John R. Vandenberg, American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1952 5
  • John E. VandenBerg, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 17th District, 1948 5
  • John Vandenberg, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Wayne County 1st District, 1866-67 5
  • Edward Vandenberg, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Shiawassee District, 1948; Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 15th District, 1950 5
  • ... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
  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. "Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
  4. 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)
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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