Explore the Family Name Varn

The meaning of Varn

Swedish (Värn): 1. soldier’s name from värn ‘defense, protection’. 2. habitational from placenames beginning with Värn-, such as Värna, the name of a parish and village in the province of Östergötland. Compare Warn.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Varn has decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 26,520th most common surname, whereas in 2010, it dropped to the 32,396th position, indicating a decrease in popularity by 22.16%. The count of people with the Varn surname also fell by 17.92% during this period, from 865 to 710. The proportion of individuals with the Varn surname per 100,000 people also declined by 25%, from 0.32 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,520	#32,396	-22.16%
Count	865	710	-17.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.24	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Varn

The ethnicity of individuals with the Varn surname primarily identifies as White, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 89.02% of those with the Varn surname identified as White and this percentage slightly increased to 89.58% in 2010. There was a slight increase in the Hispanic population with this surname, up 22.05% from 1.27% in 2000 to 1.55% in 2010. However, the percentage of Black individuals with the Varn surname decreased by 14.49%, from 8.90% in 2000 to 7.61% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Two or more races in both years, and a small percentage (0.70%) identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native emerged in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.02%	89.58%	0.63%
Black	8.9%	7.61%	-14.49%
Hispanic	1.27%	1.55%	22.05%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%