How common is the surname Vejar?

1,539 people in the United States had the surname Vejar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,614 Americans. It ranked 18,098th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vejar?

Mike Vejar, American television director.

Where is the surname Vejar most common?

Wikidata records people named Vejar in the United States.

Is the surname Vejar getting more or less common?

More common. 1,093 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,539 in 2010, up 41%.

The surname Vejar

A surname, carried by 1,539 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). Vejar is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,539 people named Vejar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,614 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,093.

#18,098

rank among US surnames

1,539

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+40.8%

change since 2000 (was #22,078)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,089	Frasca	1,541	200,354
#18,090	Zeh	1,540	200,484
#18,098	Quayle	1,539	200,614
#18,106	Chumbley	1,538	200,745

Who is named Vejar

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

91% of people named Vejar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
White (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Vejars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike Vejar
American television director, born 1943

Questions

How common is the surname Vejar?: 1,539 people in the United States had the surname Vejar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,614 Americans. It ranked 18,098th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vejar?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Vejar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vejar?: Mike Vejar, American television director.
Where is the surname Vejar most common?: Wikidata records people named Vejar in the United States.
Is the surname Vejar getting more or less common?: More common. 1,093 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,539 in 2010, up 41%.