Explore the Family Name Venema

The meaning of Venema

Dutch (mainly Groningen and Drenthe) and West Frisian: topographic name denoting someone who lived by a peat bog, from Dutch veen + the Frisian suffix -(e)ma, which originally denoted ‘(one of the) men of’. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Cornelis, Gerrit, Auke, Dirk, Harm, Hessel, Roelf, Sjoerd.

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

The popularity of the surname Venema in the United States has seen a slight increase according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 25,926th most common surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to 25,555th place, an increase of 1.43%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased from 890 in 2000 to 966 in 2010, a rise of 8.54%. However, as a proportion of the population per 100k, the rate stayed consistent at 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,926	#25,555	1.43%
Count	890	966	8.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Venema

When considering ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes within the Venema surname bearers over the examined decade. While the majority of people with this surname identified as White (94.51% in 2010, down from 96.4% in 2000), there were increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic - rising by 72.22% and 110.13% respectively. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also increased from 1.35% to 1.86%. It's noteworthy that no one with the Venema surname identified as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native in 2010, as indicated by the suppressed data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.4%	94.51%	-1.96%
Two or More Races	1.35%	1.86%	37.78%
Hispanic	0.79%	1.66%	110.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9%	1.55%	72.22%
Black	0.56%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%