Explore the Family Name Vasi

The meaning of Vasi

1. Italian: patronymic or plural form of a short form of the personal name Gervasio (see Jarvis). 2. Italian: metonymic occupational name from vaso ‘pot, tub’. 3. Romanian: from a short form of the personal name Vasile. 4. Hungarian: habitational name for someone from Vas County in western Hungary, named with vas ‘iron’. 5. Indian: from a military or administrative title in Gujarat from Sanskrit vash meaning ‘control’, or alternatively vasi meaning ‘resident’.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Vasi has shown a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Vasi was ranked 64,186th most popular surname in the United States with 290 people bearing the name. By 2010, it had risen to become the 62,045th most common surname, with the count increasing by 11.38% to 323 individuals. The proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.11 over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#62,045	3.34%
Count	290	323	11.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vasi

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates there were some changes from 2000 to 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase from 12.07% to 17.03%. A new category appeared in 2010, with 1.55% identifying as two or more races. Those identifying as White decreased from 85.86% to 73.68%, while those identifying as Hispanic emerged at 6.81% in 2010. There were no changes in the categories of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native, remaining at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.86%	73.68%	-14.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.07%	17.03%	41.09%
Hispanic	0%	6.81%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.55%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%