The Vanhouten surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,383 people carried this name — #7,582 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,391).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Vanhouten surname

Dutch van (“of”) + hout (“wood”).

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

In print

Vanhouten in American newspapers,
1896–1908.

Newspaper page from The Florida Agriculturist carrying the name Vanhouten
The Florida Agriculturist 1896-08-05
Newspaper page from The Florida Agriculturist carrying the name Vanhouten
The Florida Agriculturist 1896-08-19
Newspaper page from Canton Weekly Register carrying the name Vanhouten
Canton Weekly Register 1908-05-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,753 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Vanhouten,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Isaac B. Van Houten 1776–1850 · politician
  • Christiaan Godfried Schutze van Houten 1807–1869 · painter
  • Hendrik Jan van Houten 1878–1955 · lector
  • Klaas van Houten 1904–1997 · publisher
  • Robert Van Houten 1905–1986 · academic
  • Franklyn B. Van Houten 1914–2010 · university teacher

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named Vanhouten,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States781 records

781 records of the Vanhouten name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 331
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 150
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 99
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 89
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 71
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 39
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Vincent VanHouten

    Born 1918 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Upton Yaphank; bookkeeper. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1985, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bieker VanHouten

    Arrived at New York in 1889 aboard the Edam from Amsterdam, aged 44; farmer. From Holland, the Netherlands; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Nelson Omar VanHouten

    Born 1946; from Paterson, New Jersey. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 781 records for Vanhouten in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands17,219 records

17,219 records of the Vanhouten name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8,702
  • Dutch population registers 6,157
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2,360
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Wouter van Houten

    Married in 1887 in Haarlemmermeer; labourer. Died 1901 in Heemstede, aged 34.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna van Houten

    Married in 1874 in Assen; maidservant. Died 1932 in Assen, aged 87.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marius Cornelis van Houten

    Married in 1835 in Almelo; minister. Died 1856 in Meppel, aged 46.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17,219 records for Vanhouten in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany6 records

6 records of the Vanhouten name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann van Houten

    From Goch, Cleve. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 June 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 65).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August van Houten

    From Aachen. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 23 May 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Vanhouten in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Belgium5 records

5 records of the Vanhouten name in Belgium
  • Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  • Belgian church registers before 1811 2
  • Belgian population registers 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Baptist Van Houten

    Married in 1859 in Okegem.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Julianus Van Houten

    Born 1903 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gilles Van Houten

    In the population register of Brussel; born 1831 in Brussel.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Vanhouten in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Vanhouten name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Emilienne Jeanne VanHouten

    Born 1918 in Sottevast (Manche); died 1988 in Garges-lès-Gonesse (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Leonie Angele VanHouten

    Born 1905 in Lille; died 1980 in Lille (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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