Explore the Family Name Vee

The meaning of Vee

Norwegian: habitational name from farmsteads named Ve, for example in Hordaland and Sogn, from Old Norse vé ‘sacred place’. Compare Wee. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Ordell.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vee has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname went up from 73,412 in the year 2000 to 58,481 in the year 2010, reflecting a significant change of 20.34%. In terms of count, the number of people with the surname Vee also increased by 41.06%, from 246 in 2000 to 347 in 2010. There was also an increase in the proportion per 100k people, rising from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010, marking a 33.33% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,412	#58,481	20.34%
Count	246	347	41.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.12	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vee

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. For those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, there was a slight increase from 38.21% to 38.62%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races saw a slight increase from 3.66% to 3.75%. However, for those identifying as White, there was a minor decrease from 52.85% to 51.59%. There was also a small decline in the percentage of individuals identifying as Black from 4.07% to 4.03%. Interestingly, the census started recording those identifying as Hispanic in 2010, which recorded a figure of 2.02%. No data was recorded under American Indian and Alaskan Native during both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	52.85%	51.59%	-2.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	38.21%	38.62%	1.07%
Black	4.07%	4.03%	-0.98%
Two or More Races	3.66%	3.75%	2.46%
Hispanic	0%	2.02%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%