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    The surname Vanzant

    A surname, carried by 3,345 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V525

    Vanzant: #9,698 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Vanzant #9,698, 3,345 people Vanzant: #9,698 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Vanzant #9,698, 3,345 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vanzant is more common than 94% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,345 people named Vanzant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,301 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,151.

    #9,698
    rank among US surnames
    3,345
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.2%
    change since 2000 (was #9,467)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,691Paramo3,34892,218
    #9,692Geis3,34792,245
    #9,695Charleston3,34692,273
    #9,698Vanzant3,34592,301
    #9,701Vancamp3,34492,328

    Who is named Vanzant

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    79% of people named Vanzant identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 14%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Vanzants

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Paige VanZant
      American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and television personality, born 1994
    • Iyanla Vanzant
      American inspirational speaker, lawyer, spiritual teacher, author, life coach and televisi, born 1953

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Vanzant

    Vanzant has the Soundex code V525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V525.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Vanzant?
    3,345 people in the United States had the surname Vanzant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,301 Americans. It ranked 9,698th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vanzant?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Vanzant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Vanzant?
    Paige VanZant, American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and television personality, followed by Iyanla Vanzant.
    Where is the surname Vanzant most common?
    Wikidata records people named Vanzant in the United States.
    Is the surname Vanzant getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,345 in 2010, up 6.2%.