Explore the Family Name Veale

The meaning of Veale

English (Devon and Cornwall) and Irish (Waterford): variant of Veal. This is the usual form of the surname in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as de Bhial.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Veale has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Veale was ranked as the 16,138th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had moved up slightly in ranking to 16,108th position. The number of individuals with this last name also increased during this time period, rising from 1,647 to 1,797, which represents a growth rate of 9.11%. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the surname Veale per 100,000 remained the same at 0.61.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,138	#16,108	0.19%
Count	1,647	1,797	9.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.61	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Veale

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Veale has also evolved over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The biggest change was seen among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which saw a staggering increase of almost 198% from 0.43% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010. There were also notable increases for those identifying as Hispanic (from 3.22% to 6.18%) and those identifying with two or more races (from 1.7% to 2.39%). Conversely, there was a minor decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as White, from 73.65% to 69.23%, and Black, from 20.16% to 20.03%. Very little change occurred among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, with a small increase from 0.85% to 0.89%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	73.65%	69.23%	-6%
Black	20.16%	20.03%	-0.64%
Hispanic	3.22%	6.18%	91.93%
Two or More Races	1.7%	2.39%	40.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	1.28%	197.67%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.85%	0.89%	4.71%