Explore the Family Name Venancio

The meaning of Venancio

Spanish; Portuguese (Venâncio): patronymic from the personal name Venancio (Portuguese Venâncio), from Latin Venantius, a derivative of venans ‘hunting’. The name Venantius was borne by several early Christian saints.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Venancio has seen a significant rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 38,141 in popularity but by 2010 had risen to 24,137 - an impressive jump of 36.72%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also saw a notable increase, from 546 in 2000 to 1042 in 2010 (a 90.84% increase). The proportion of people with the surname per 100k population also rose from 0.2 to 0.35, reflecting a 75% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,141	#24,137	36.72%
Count	546	1,042	90.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.35	75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Venancio

As for the ethnicity associated with the surname Venancio, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic held this surname most frequently, increasing from 56.78% to 71.79% during the decade. The percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased from 37.91% to 26.01%. Black individuals holding this surname also saw a decrease from 1.10% to 0.58%. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander individuals with this surname in 2010, even though none were recorded in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentage of those claiming two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stagnant at 0% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	56.78%	71.79%	26.44%
White	37.91%	26.01%	-31.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.34%	0%
Black	1.1%	0.58%	-47.27%
Two or More Races	3.11%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%