Explore the Family Name Veley

The meaning of Veley

1. English: habitational name from Velly in Devon. 2. Americanized form of Dutch Viele.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Veley" in the United States has slightly decreased over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the rank of Veley was 37,374, while in 2010 it dropped to 41,579, marking a decrease of 11.25%. This change is also reflected in the count of people bearing this surname, which fell from 561 in 2000 to 523 by 2010, indicating a 6.77% decrease. The proportion of Veley per 100,000 people similarly declined by 14.29% from 0.21 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,374	#41,579	-11.25%
Count	561	523	-6.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Veley

Taking a closer look at the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Veley" through the lens of the Decennial U.S. Census data, we can see some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those carrying the Veley surname identified as white, with percentages remaining stable at 86.27% in 2000 and 85.66% in 2010. Hispanic representation among those with the Veley surname increased notably from 1.07% in 2000 to 2.10% in 2010, a growth rate of 96.26%. The percentage of Veley bearers identifying themselves as Black slightly decreased from 10.16% to 9.75%. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed for privacy (marked by "(S)") in both years. Interestingly, the category of 'Two or more races' emerged in 2010, accounting for 1.15% of individuals with the surname Veley.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.27%	85.66%	-0.71%
Black	10.16%	9.75%	-4.04%
Hispanic	1.07%	2.1%	96.26%
Two or More Races	0%	1.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.25%	0%	0%