Explore the Family Name Vanasse

The meaning of Vanasse

French (Nord): of Flemish origin, probably an altered form of Van Assche. History: François Vanasse from Rouen in Seine-Maritime, France, married Jeanne Fourier in QC in 1671. Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien, Ovila, Pierre, Anatole, Armand, Emile, Gaetan, Gaston, Gilles, Oliva, Rejean, Serge.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Vanasse has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 21,620 in popularity out of all surnames in the United States with a count of 1,124. By 2010, it had slipped to rank 23,054 with a slightly lower count of 1,109. This represents a decrease of 6.63% in rank and 1.33% in count over that decade. The proportion of people with the surname Vanasse per 100,000 also went down by 9.52%, from 0.42 in 2000 to 0.38 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,620	#23,054	-6.63%
Count	1,124	1,109	-1.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.38	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vanasse

With regard to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the surname Vanasse identify as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 96.98% in 2000 to 95.04% in 2010. Over the same period, there was an increase in those identifying as two or more races (from 1.07% to 2.07%) and Hispanic (from 0.44% to 1.08%). The proportion identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw a small increase from 0.98% to 1.08%. No Vanasse individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.98%	95.04%	-2%
Two or More Races	1.07%	2.07%	93.46%
Hispanic	0.44%	1.08%	145.45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.98%	1.08%	10.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%