The Vanness surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,291 people carried this name — #7,736 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,015 in 2000.

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In print

Vanness in American newspapers,
1891–1912.

Newspaper page from Eagle River Review carrying the name Vanness
Eagle River Review 1891-08-20
Newspaper page from Vermont Phœnix carrying the name Vanness
Vermont Phœnix 1895-12-20
Newspaper page from Las Vegas Optic carrying the name Vanness
Las Vegas Optic 1912-02-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Vanness in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1900s.

23 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Vanness. The most, 15, date from the 1890s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 9
New South Wales 4
South Australia 4
Queensland 3
Western Australia 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Vanness.

Who carried it

People named Vanness,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Cornelius P. Van Ness
    Cornelius P. Van Ness 1782–1852 · diplomat
  • John Peter Van Ness
    John Peter Van Ness 1769–1846 · politician
  • James Van Ness
    James Van Ness 1808–1872 · politician
  • William W. Van Ness
    William W. Van Ness 1776–1823 · politician
  • William Peter Van Ness
    William Peter Van Ness 1778–1826 · politician
  • Jennie C. Van Ness 1879–1967 · suffragette

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Vanness,
in the records of 3 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 States573 records

573 records of the Vanness name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 237
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 154
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 99
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 60
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 19
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Andrew VanNess

    Born 1931; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea. Buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John L. VanNess

    Born 1914 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1941 at Harrisonburg, Virginia; painter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1965, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Elmer J. Van Ness

    Veteran. Born 1886, died 1968; buried at Baltimore National Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 573 records for Vanness 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands9 records

9 records of the Vanness name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Josef van Ness

    Married in 1827 in Gendringen; day labourer. Died 1827 in Ulft, aged 43.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Wilhelmina van Ness

    Baptised in 1724 in Werkhoven.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Maria Rudolpha van Ness

    Buried in 1800 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Vanness 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Norway2 records

2 records of the Vanness name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Reinert N. VanNess

    Census of 1910: Klubbevik (plads), Fjelberg; road worker, born 1889 in Skaanevik.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Kristoffer N. VanNess

    Census of 1910: Klubbevik (plads), Fjelberg; road worker, born 1886 in Skaanevik.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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