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The Vandenberghe surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 527 people carried this name — #41,303 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 494 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Vandenberghe surname

Borrowed from Dutch van den Berghe; this surname is predominantly found in Belgium.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Van Den Berghe» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 5,516 people named Vandenberghe live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

West Flanders 3,324
East Flanders 864
Hainaut 438
Flemish Brabant 296
Antwerp 248
Brussels-Capital 115
Namur 102
Walloon Brabant 76

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,289 people named Vandenberghe.

76 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 76
Nord 878
Pas-de-Calais 73
Paris 68
Somme 24
Eure 21
Yvelines 18
Seine-Maritime 13
Calvados 10

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 71 people named Vandenberghe live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 59
Buenos Aires Province 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Vandenberghe in American newspapers,
1916–1921.

Newspaper page from The Mankato Free Press carrying the name Vandenberghe
The Mankato Free Press 1916-12-22
Newspaper page from The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union carrying the name Vandenberghe
The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union 1921-01-06
Newspaper page from The Mankato Free Press carrying the name Vandenberghe
The Mankato Free Press 1917-03-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Vandenberghe,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henri Vandenberghe
    Henri Vandenberghe 1848–1932 · theologian
  • Philippe Jacques Vandenberghe 1799–1871
  • Honoretius Livinus Laurentius Vandenberghe 1830–1917 · printer
  • Stanislas Aloïsius Cornelis Vandenberghe 1839–1920 · pharmacist
  • Julia Vandenberghe 1849–1919
  • Octave Marie Florimond Vandenberghe 1879–

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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