Explore the Family Name Veber

The meaning of Veber

Jewish (Ashkenazic), Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian, and Czech; Hungarian (Véber); Slovak (also Véber): occupational name for a weaver, of German origin (see Weber), often applied as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic occupational names or surnames.

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

According to the data provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Veber saw a decrease between 2000 and 2010. Initially ranked at 83,965 in 2000, it fell to 99,378 in 2010, marking an overall decrease in rank by 18.36 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also declined from 208 in 2000 to 182 in 2010, resulting in a decrease of 12.5 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Veber per 100k population decreased by 25.0 percent over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,965	#99,378	-18.36%
Count	208	182	-12.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.06	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Veber

The ethnicity analysis for the same period, again drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census data, indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Veber identified as White, but this proportion decreased slightly by 2.62 percent from 94.23 percent in 2000 to 91.76 percent in 2010. In contrast, the percentage of people with this surname who identified as Hispanic rose significantly by 56.88 percent, going from 3.85 percent in 2000 to 6.04 percent in 2010. There were no recorded changes in the other categories: Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with counts remaining at zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.23%	91.76%	-2.62%
Hispanic	3.85%	6.04%	56.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%