Explore the Family Name Ver

The meaning of Ver

Hungarian (Vér): apparently from Hungarian vér ‘blood’, but more probably a nickname for someone with red hair or a red beard, the meaning of the word in older Hungarian and Finno-Ugric is ‘red’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ver has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 58,849 with 322 counts, making it occur 0.12 times per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the rank dropped to 73,464, and the count reduced to 264 people, which corresponds to a proportion of 0.09 per 100,000 people. This represents a decrease in popularity by 24.83% and a drop in count by 18.01%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,849	#73,464	-24.83%
Count	322	264	-18.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.09	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ver

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides an insight into the changes in ethnic identity associated with the surname Ver from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, 46.89% of people identified as White, 37.58% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 7.14% as Hispanic, and 4.66% as Black. By 2010, there was a significant increase (69.75%) in those identifying as Hispanic, and the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased slightly by 5.83%. There was also a notable decrease in those identifying as White by 21.65%, while the Black ethnicity saw a moderate rise of 21.89%. The census also started recording individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, accounting for 5.68% of the population with the surname Ver.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	37.58%	39.77%	5.83%
White	46.89%	36.74%	-21.65%
Hispanic	7.14%	12.12%	69.75%
Two or More Races	0%	5.68%	0%
Black	4.66%	5.68%	21.89%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%