How common is the surname Vassar?

3,126 people in the United States had the surname Vassar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,767 Americans. It ranked 10,306th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vassar?

Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter.

Where is the surname Vassar most common?

Wikidata records people named Vassar in the United States.

Is the surname Vassar getting more or less common?

More common. 3,026 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,126 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Vassar

A surname, carried by 3,126 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vassar is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,126 people named Vassar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,767 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,026.

#10,306

rank among US surnames

3,126

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,853)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,298	Myhre	3,129	98,672
#10,301	Massengale	3,128	98,704
#10,302	Brandes	3,127	98,735
#10,306	Elson	3,126	98,767
#10,310	Utterback	3,125	98,799
#10,314	Bullis	3,124	98,830

Who is named Vassar

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

76% of people named Vassar identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vassars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phil Vassar
American singer-songwriter, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vassar

Vasser

Vassar has the Soundex code V260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V260.

Questions

How common is the surname Vassar?: 3,126 people in the United States had the surname Vassar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,767 Americans. It ranked 10,306th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vassar?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Vassar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vassar?: Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter.
Where is the surname Vassar most common?: Wikidata records people named Vassar in the United States.
Is the surname Vassar getting more or less common?: More common. 3,026 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,126 in 2010, up 3.3%.