How common is the surname Vasey?

1,007 people in the United States had the surname Vasey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. It ranked 24,747th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Vasey?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Vasey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Vasey?

George Alan Vasey, Australian general (1895-1945), followed by George Vasey.

Where is the surname Vasey most common?

Wikidata records people named Vasey in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Vasey getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,007 in 2010, down 3.3%.

The surname Vasey

A French surname, carried by 1,007 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vasey is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

French origin

Of Old French origin.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,007 people named Vasey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. That is down 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,041.

#24,747

rank among US surnames

1,007

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-3.3%

change since 2000 (was #22,949)

Who is named Vasey

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

94% of people named Vasey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Two or more races 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vaseys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Alan Vasey
Australian general (1895-1945)
George Vasey
American botanist (1822–1893)

Notable Vaseys come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vasey

Vasey has the Soundex code V200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V200.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Vasey come from?: Of Old French origin.
How common is the surname Vasey?: 1,007 people in the United States had the surname Vasey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. It ranked 24,747th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vasey?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Vasey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Vasey?: George Alan Vasey, Australian general (1895-1945), followed by George Vasey.
Where is the surname Vasey most common?: Wikidata records people named Vasey in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Vasey getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,007 in 2010, down 3.3%.