Is there more than one spelling variant of Vanderlip?
A. There are several spelling variants some of which are proven to be connected to the Vanderlip variant. This website is devoted to all variants in hopes of someday proving (or disproving) the connection between the different Vanderlip families “Vanderlip” is the spelling variant used my most of the North American branches. This is the Americanized version of the the Dutch van der Lip surname. “Van Derlip” is a spelling variant used by some branches of the Vanderlip family in the United States. The relationship between the Vanderlip and Van Derlip families is well documented. “van der Lip” is the Dutch spelling of the surname. It is clear that the vast majority of the Vanderlips in North America are of Dutch decent (although further back in history they may actually be of Germanic descent. “von der Lippe” is the German variant of the name. Credible historical texts indicate that the Netherlands branch of the family (van der Lip) and thus the North American branch are descendant from t
