Explore the Family Name Vences

The meaning of Vences

Galician and Portuguese: habitational name from a place called Vences in the province of Ourense (Galicia, Spain). Compare Wences. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Roberto, Jesus, Marcelo, Miguel, Adolfo, Agustin, Alberto, Alejandro, Alfredo, Alicia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vences has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000 it was ranked as the 14,038th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to the 9,375th position. This represents a substantial increase of 33.22%. In terms of raw numbers, there were 1,970 people with the surname Vences in 2000, but this number had increased to 3,470 by 2010, which is a 76.14% growth. The proportion of people named Vences per 100k also saw an increase from 0.73 in 2000 to 1.18 in 2010, a rise of 61.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,038	#9,375	33.22%
Count	1,970	3,470	76.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	1.18	61.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vences

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Vences. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identify as Hispanic, with a slight increase from 97.41% in 2000 to 97.95% in 2010. There was a small decrease in those identifying as White, from 1.83% in 2000 to 1.70% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a new appearance in 2010 of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, making up 0.14% of people with the surname Vences. The categories Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and Black all registered no change during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	97.41%	97.95%	0.55%
White	1.83%	1.7%	-7.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.14%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.41%	0%	0%
Black	0.25%	0%	0%