About Vanvolkenburgh
The surname Vanvolkenburgh is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "van" meaning "from" or "of" and "volken" meaning "people" or "folk." The suffix "-burgh" is a variant of "-burg" which means "fortress" or "castle." Therefore, the surname Vanvolkenburgh can be interpreted as "from the fortress or castle of the people" or "of the people from the fortress." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer hailed from a place associated with a fortress or castle.
Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.
Save 15%-60% this holiday season
The surname Vanvolkenburgh is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Vanvolkenburgh based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Vanvolkenburgh is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Vanvolkenburgh in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Vanvolkenburgh using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.