Explore the Family Name Velie

The meaning of Velie

Americanized form of Dutch Viele.

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Velie has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Velie ranked 32,161 in popularity and by 2010, the rank had dropped to 36,154, marking a decline of approximately 12.42%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname went down by 8.28%, from 676 in 2000 to 620 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of Velie per 100k people also saw a reduction of around 16%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,161	#36,154	-12.42%
Count	676	620	-8.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.21	-16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Velie

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity of those carrying the Velie name during the same period. Although the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 (94.67%) and 2010 (92.58%), there was a small decrease in this percentage by 2.21%. The data also indicates an increase in the number of people identifying with Hispanic ethnicity, from 2.51% in 2000 to 4.19% in 2010, showing a relative rise of 66.93%. There was also a notable increase in individuals reporting two or more races, from 1.04% to 2.10%. However, no individuals with the surname Velie identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native in the 2000 census, while in 2010, less than 1% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and none as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.67%	92.58%	-2.21%
Hispanic	2.51%	4.19%	66.93%
Two or More Races	1.04%	2.1%	101.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.97%	0%
Black	1.04%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%