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The Vandevelde surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,019 people carried this name — #24,531 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 285,700 people counted. That is up 7% from 948 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Vandevelde surname

Dutch van (“of”) + de (“the”) + velde (“field”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Vandevelde» (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 3,744 people named Vandevelde 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 1,052
Flemish Brabant 908
East Flanders 657
Hainaut 285
Limburg 281
Antwerp 186
Brussels-Capital 147
Walloon Brabant 116

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 773 people named Vandevelde.

55 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 55
Nord 452
Pas-de-Calais 68
Paris 47
Oise 24
Aisne 16
Ardennes 15
Yvelines 11
Seine-Maritime 10

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

Who carried it

People named Vandevelde,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Louis Joseph Vandevelde 1805–1885 · military personnel
  • Albert (Jacob Josef) Vandevelde 1871– · botanist
  • Joseph Vandevelde 1880–1962 · politician
  • Hector Vandevelde 1889–1946 · historian
  • Julia Vandevelde 1906–1935 · athletics competitor
  • Roger Vandevelde 1921–1999 · association football player

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

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