Explore the Family Name Veillette

The meaning of Veillette

Americanized form of French Veillet, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien, Alain, Armand, Francois, Germaine, Jacques, Jean-Marie, Marcel, Yves.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Veillette saw a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 40,552 in popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to 39,486, experiencing a change of 2.63%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased during this period, growing from 508 in 2000 to 557 in 2010, marking a 9.65% increase. Despite these changes, the proportion of individuals with the surname Veillette per 100k remained constant at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,552	#39,486	2.63%
Count	508	557	9.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Veillette

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnicity associated with the Veillette surname. Notably, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight drop from 96.46% to 95.69%. The percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities rose by 41.81%, from 1.77% in 2000 to 2.51% in 2010. Interestingly, while no one with the Veillette surname identified as Hispanic in 2000, this group represented 1.62% of individuals with this surname in 2010. No individual reported Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native as their ethnic identity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.46%	95.69%	-0.8%
Two or More Races	1.77%	2.51%	41.81%
Hispanic	0%	1.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%