Explore the Family Name Velis

The meaning of Velis

1. Hispanic: altered form of Spanish Veliz. 2. Greek: from Turkish veli ‘guardian’, a term used to denote various administrative officials in the Ottoman Empire. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Pedro, Roberto, Alejandro, Ana, Caridad, Carlos, Eduardo, Elia, Gerardo, Gregorio, Jorge. Greek Despina, Kosta, Speros.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Velis has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 35,860 to 31,001, marking a 13.55% increase. In terms of the count, the data shows that the number of individuals with the Velis surname grew from 592 to 749, a significant jump of 26.52%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also increased by 13.64%, from 0.22 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,860	#31,001	13.55%
Count	592	749	26.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.25	13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Velis

Moving onto the ethnic identity linked with the Velis surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic group associated with the surname remained Hispanic, which saw an increase from 73.31% to 81.71%. On the other hand, the proportion of individuals identifying as White decreased notably from 24.49% to 17.09%. It's worth noting that no individuals with the Velis surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. The category representing two or more races was recorded at 1.69% in 2000, but this data was suppressed in the 2010 census for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	73.31%	81.71%	11.46%
White	24.49%	17.09%	-30.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.69%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%