Explore the Family Name Viers

The meaning of Viers

Variant of Viars, a surname of French (or perhaps ultimately German) origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Viers saw a slight dip between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Viers was ranked 11,879th in terms of prevalence. By 2010, it dropped to the rank of 12,785, indicating a change of -7.63%. Despite this shift in ranking, the actual count of people with the surname Viers remained constant at 2,413, suggesting that other surnames simply became more common. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased during this time from 0.89 to 0.82.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,879	#12,785	-7.63%
Count	2,413	2,413	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.89	0.82	-7.87%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Viers

The ethnicity associated with the surname Viers showed some changes over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (95.61%). By 2010, this percentage had dropped slightly to 93.83%. Over the same period, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 0.91% to 2.20%, marking a 141.76% change. Those identifying as Black also saw an increase, moving from 1.45% in 2000 to 1.95% in 2010. However, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 31.48%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander category remained the same. The group identifying with two or more races saw a modest increase from 1.12% to 1.28%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.61%	93.83%	-1.86%
Hispanic	0.91%	2.2%	141.76%
Black	1.45%	1.95%	34.48%
Two or More Races	1.12%	1.28%	14.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.37%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.54%	0.37%	-31.48%