Explore the Family Name Vessey

The meaning of Vessey

English (Lincolnshire): of Norman origin, a habitational name from Vessey (Manche), named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Vessius or Vettius (of uncertain origin) + the locative suffix -acum. There has been some confusion with Veazey.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vessey has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,933rd in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to 36,788th. This represents an 8.41% decrease in rank. The actual count of people with the Vessey surname also fell from 633 in 2000 to 607 in 2010, a decrease of 4.11%. Consequently, the proportion of Vesseys per 100,000 people dropped by approximately 8.7%, from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,933	#36,788	-8.41%
Count	633	607	-4.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vessey

Regarding the ethnic identity attached to the surname Vessey, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals minor shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Vessey surname identified as White; this figure slightly decreased from 95.10% in 2000 to 94.73% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 2.37% in 2000 and saw a slight increase to 2.47% in 2010. An interesting change occurred within the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, which rose from 0% in 2000 to 1.32% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black and Asian/Pacific Islander remained consistent with either small numbers or no representation.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.1%	94.73%	-0.39%
Hispanic	2.37%	2.47%	4.22%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.32%	0%
Two or More Races	0.79%	0.82%	3.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.95%	0%	0%