Explore the Family Name Vendrell

The meaning of Vendrell

Catalan: probably a habitational name from a place called Vendrell in Tarragona (Catalunya), incially medieval personal name Venerellus, Vendrellus, a derivative of Venus.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Vendrell has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 71,610th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 64,054th position, a change of 10.55%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 254 in 2000 to 311 in 2010, marking a growth of 22.44%. The proportion of people with the Vendrell surname per 100,000 people saw an increase of 22.22% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,610	#64,054	10.55%
Count	254	311	22.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vendrell

The ethnicity of individuals carrying the surname Vendrell, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census, has shown some changes over the decade. In both years, there were no reported instances of Asian/Pacific Islander or individuals identifying as two or more races. The percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased significantly from 11.02% in 2000 to 6.11% in 2010, representing a drop of 44.56%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation saw a rise from 86.61% to 91.00%, an increase of 5.07%. Interestingly, Black individuals started appearing under this surname in 2010, accounting for 2.89%, while there were none reported in 2000. There were no American Indian and Alaskan Natives with this surname reported in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.61%	91%	5.07%
White	11.02%	6.11%	-44.56%
Black	0%	2.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%