Explore the Family Name Vencill

The meaning of Vencill

Americanized form of German Wenzel.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Vencill has seen a slight fluctuation within the last decade. In 2000, the surname ranked 30,161st in popularity and rose to 31,412th place by 2010, marking a decrease in popularity by 4.15 percent. During this same period, the count of individuals with the Vencill surname increased from 733 to 737, a modest growth of 0.55 percent. Meanwhile, the proportion per 100k people dropped by 7.41 percent, further indicating a slight decline in its prevalence.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,161	#31,412	-4.15%
Count	733	737	0.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vencill

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Vencill, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is predominantly associated with individuals who identify as White, accounting for 97.14 percent in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.74 percent in 2010. Hispanic representation saw an increase from 1.09 percent to 1.36 percent over the same time span, demonstrating a significant change of 24.77 percent. The Asian/Pacific Islander category also showed an emergence in 2010, representing 1.09 percent of the individuals with the Vencill surname. However, there was a total suppression of data (S) for the categories of Two or more races in 2010, and Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native both in 2000 and 2010, ensuring no specific individuals could be identified from the data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.14%	96.74%	-0.41%
Hispanic	1.09%	1.36%	24.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.09%	0%
Two or More Races	1.23%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%