Explore the Family Name Viens

The meaning of Viens

1. Altered form of French Vien. 2. In some cases possibly also French: habitational name from Viens, a place in Vaucluse. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Lucien, Armand, Gilles, Normand, Antoine, Camille, Fernand, Fernande, Ferrier, Gabrielle, Ghislain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Viens" has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 16,302, but by 2010 it had dropped to 17,551, a decline of 7.66%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also fell slightly from 1,627 in 2000 to 1,603 in 2010, reflecting a modest drop of 1.48%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 10% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,302	#17,551	-7.66%
Count	1,627	1,603	-1.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.54	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Viens

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Viens", there have been some shifts from 2000 to 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as White declined slightly from 96.31% to 94.20%, whereas those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw increases of 38.24% and 40.62% respectively. Notably, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races experienced a significant surge, increasing by 144.59%. However, the proportions of individuals identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native were suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.31%	94.2%	-2.19%
Hispanic	1.6%	2.25%	40.62%
Two or More Races	0.74%	1.81%	144.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.94%	38.24%
Black	0.37%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.31%	0%	0%