Explore the Family Name Victory
The meaning of Victory
Irish: adopted, by mistranslation, as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mac an Anabadha ‘son of the unripe one’, translated into English as if from Mac na Buadha ‘son of victory’. This surname is also found Anglicized as McNaboe.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Victory in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Victory saw a slight fall in popularity between 2000 and 2010, with its rank dropping by 1.32 percent from 12,305 to 12,467. However, the count of people with this surname increased by 7.47 percent from 2,317 to 2,490 individuals during the same period. The proportion of the surname Victory per 100,000 people also decreased slightly by 2.33 percent from 0.86 to 0.84.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #12,305 | #12,467 | -1.32% |
| Count | 2,317 | 2,490 | 7.47% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.86 | 0.84 | -2.33% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Victory
The census data from the same period provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Victory. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname all increased. The most significant spike was seen among those identifying as two or more races, increasing by 58.64 percent. The percentage of those who identify as White with this surname decreased by 3.46 percent. Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of individuals with the Victory surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, at 82 percent and 79.16 percent respectively.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 82% | 79.16% | -3.46% |
| Black | 8.93% | 9.24% | 3.47% |
| Hispanic | 3.28% | 3.53% | 7.62% |
| Two or More Races | 2.2% | 3.49% | 58.64% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.68% | 2.45% | 45.83% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 1.9% | 2.13% | 12.11% |