Explore the Family Name Vier

The meaning of Vier

1. German: nickname for a proud, beautiful person, from Middle High German vier, fier ‘proud, stately, beautiful’. 2. Altered form of Via 1, a surname of French (or perhaps ultimately German) origin, or of its possible original form Viar 1. 3. French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Wighari, composed of the elements wig ‘battle’ and hari ‘army’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Vier has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Vier was ranked 61,058 in terms of surname prevalence, but dropped to 79,075 by 2010, accounting for a decrease in popularity of about 29.51%. The actual count of people with this surname also decreased from 308 in 2000 to 241 in 2010, showing a 21.75% drop. The proportion of people with the Vier surname per 100,000 also fell by 27.27%, moving from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,058	#79,075	-29.51%
Count	308	241	-21.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.08	-27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vier

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Vier identify as White. In 2000, 90.58% identified as White, which slightly increased to 91.29% by 2010. A small percentage of the Vier population identified as Hispanic, increasing from 4.55% in 2000 to 4.98% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races made up 2.60% of the Vier ethnic identity in 2000, slightly decreasing to 2.49% by 2010. No individuals with the surname Vier identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.58%	91.29%	0.78%
Hispanic	4.55%	4.98%	9.45%
Two or More Races	2.6%	2.49%	-4.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%