Vanderburg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Vanderburg

What does the name Vanderburg mean?

The surname Vanderburg comes from the Middle Dutch word "burch," or "burg," meaning a fortified town. The prefixes "Van" and "den" mean "from" and "the" respectively. Thus this surname means "from the hill". As such, it may have been topographic name for someone who lived by a citadel or walled city; or, it may have been a habitational name, taken on from a place name, such as Burch in South Holland or Burcht in Antwerp province, Belgium.

Early Origins of the Vanderburg family

The surname Vanderburg was first found in Holland, in Utrecht, a city and capital of the province of Utrecht. One old family-branch descends from the counts of Bergh, beginning with Constantius de Monte in the 12th century. There was a separate line of counts Van den Berghs in the 16th century.

Early History of the Vanderburg family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vanderburg research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1627, 1636, 1640, 1664 and 1755 are included under the topic Early Vanderburg History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vanderburg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Burger, Burgen, Burg, Van Burg, Van Burger, Van Burgen, Van den Burger, Van den Burg, Van der Burg, Van den Burgh and many more.

Early Notables of the Vanderburg family

Johan van der Burg (d. 1640), Dutch Governor of Formosa from 1636 to 1640; Johan van den Bergh (1664-1755), mayor of the city of Leyden and advisor of...
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Vanderburg Ranking

the United States, the name Vanderburg is the 17,098^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Vanderburg is ranked the 187^th most popular surname with an estimated 6,450 people with that name. 2

Vanderburg migration to the United States +

Vanderburg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henrich Jacob Vanderburg, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 3

Vanderburg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Vanderburg, who arrived in Iowa in 1888 3
William Vanderburg, who landed in Iowa in 1888 3
Frank J Vanderburg, who arrived in Iowa in 1888 3
Martin Vanderburg, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1892
Jeane P. Vanderburg, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894

Vanderburg Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mr G vanderBurg, aged 39, who settled in America from Hague, in 1905
W. O. Vanderburg, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States, in 1907
William Henry Vanderburg, aged 46, who settled in America, in 1909
Alida Vanderburg, aged 25, who landed in America from Amsterdam, Holland, in 1912
Yan Wm. Vanderburg, aged 44, who immigrated to the United States, in 1923
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Vanderburg migration to Canada +

Vanderburg Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. John Vanderburg U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Vanderburg (post 1700) +

Louis J. Vanderburg (1875-1942), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924 5
Helen Vanderburg, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1948 6
Earl J. Vanderburg, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Jackson County 1st District, 1961 6
Bert Vanderburg, American politician, Village President of Alma, Michigan, 1893 6
George VanderBurg (b. 1957), Canadian politician
Helen Vanderburg (b. 1959), Canadian world champion synchronized swimmer, elected to Canadian Sports Hall of Fame (1983)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html