Explore the Family Name Vaeth

The meaning of Vaeth

South German (Väth): variant of Vogt. Compare Vath.

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How common is the last name Vaeth in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Vaeth's prominence has seen a slight decrease in the past decade. In the 2000 census, Vaeth was ranked as the 35,522nd most common surname in the United States. By the 2010 census, it had dropped slightly to the 35,537th position. Despite this minor drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the last name Vaeth increased by 5.68%, from 599 to 633 people. However, when considering the overall population, the proportion of individuals with the Vaeth name per 100k decreased by 4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,522	#35,537	-0.04%
Count	599	633	5.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vaeth

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Vaeth has shown some shifts between the 2000 and 2010 censuses. The vast majority of individuals with this surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, identify as White. This group represented 95.99% of the Vaeths in 2000, decreasing slightly to 94.79% in 2010. There was a minimal presence of the Hispanic ethnicity among those with the Vaeth surname, increasing from 1.84% to 2.05% over the ten-year period. Interestingly, the percentage of Vaeths who identify as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a significant increase, growing from 0.83% to 1.58%. For the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and Two or more races, the data was either suppressed or remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.99%	94.79%	-1.25%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.05%	11.41%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.83%	1.58%	90.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%