Explore the Family Name Viste

The meaning of Viste

Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Viste of various origin, in Rogaland derived from a word meaning ‘to bend’, referring to a bay or an inlet.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Viste has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Viste ranked 71,610th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it dropped to the 72,568th spot, reflecting a change of -1.34. Despite this modest drop in rank, the count of people with the Viste surname increased from 254 in 2000 to 268 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 5.51 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.09 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,610	#72,568	-1.34%
Count	254	268	5.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Viste

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Viste, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that in 2000, the majority individuals with this surname identified as White (74.02 percent), followed by those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (23.62 percent). By 2010, while there was a slight decrease in the percentage identifying as White (68.28 percent), there was an increase in the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (27.99 percent). This shows an increase of 18.50 percent for the Asian/Pacific Islander group. Additionally, the 2010 census introduced a new ethnicity under the Viste surname—Hispanic, accounting for 3.36 percent. There were no changes in the percentages for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.02%	68.28%	-7.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	23.62%	27.99%	18.5%
Hispanic	0%	3.36%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%