Explore the Family Name Vietor

The meaning of Vietor

German (also Viëtor): humanistic surname, a translation into Latin of Fassbinder, Binder or any other surname meaning ‘cooper’, Latin vietor. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Klaus, Wilhelm.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vietor saw a slight decline in the period between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 51,458th most popular surname, while in 2010, it fell to the 53,802nd position, marking a decrease of 4.56%. Despite this drop in rank, the total count of individuals with the Vietor surname increased marginally from 380 in 2000 to 384 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 1.05%. However, when considering its proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 7.14%, falling from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,458	#53,802	-4.56%
Count	380	384	1.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vietor

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Vietor also experienced some changes over this decade, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a slight decrease in this group from 96.05% in 2000 to 94.79% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity bearing this surname in either year. Interestingly, individuals identifying with two or more races emerged in 2010, accounting for 3.13% of those with the Vietor surname. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic decreased from 1.84% in 2000 to 1.30% in 2010, marking a 29.35% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.05%	94.79%	-1.31%
Two or More Races	0%	3.13%	0%
Hispanic	1.84%	1.3%	-29.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%