Explore the Family Name Veil

The meaning of Veil

1. German: variant of Feigel. 2. English: occupational name from Old French de la veille ‘of the watch, watchman’, with loss of de. There has been some confusion with the topographic name Vale and the nickname Veal. Compare Wake. 3. Jewish (western Ashkenazic): variant of Weil. Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Hartmut.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Veil" has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 54,522 and fell to 63,068 in 2010, which is a drop of 15.67%. The number of individuals with this surname decreased by 10.45% from 354 to 317 during this ten-year period. The proportion of people with the Veil surname per 100,000 also reduced by 15.38%, from 0.13 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,522	#63,068	-15.67%
Count	354	317	-10.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Veil

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Veil", data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identify as White, with the percentage slightly decreasing from 87.29% in 2000 to 84.23% in 2010. In the same period, there was a substantial increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.41% to 5.05%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black also increased from 6.78% to 8.52%. However, the Asian/Pacific Islander group saw a complete drop-off, going from 2.82% in 2000 to zero in 2010. No changes were recorded for those identifying as two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.29%	84.23%	-3.51%
Black	6.78%	8.52%	25.66%
Hispanic	1.41%	5.05%	258.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.82%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%