How common is the surname Veliz?

7,024 people in the United States had the surname Veliz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,956 Americans. It ranked 5,004th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Veliz?

Alejo Véliz, Argentine association football player.

Where is the surname Veliz most common?

Wikidata records people named Veliz in Argentina.

Is the surname Veliz getting more or less common?

More common. 5,094 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,024 in 2010, up 38%.

The surname Veliz

A surname, carried by 7,024 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Veliz is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,024 people named Veliz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,956 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,094.

#5,004

rank among US surnames

7,024

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+37.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,188)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,001	Lora	7,030	43,918
#5,002	Spitzer	7,027	43,937
#5,003	Penaloza	7,026	43,943
#5,004	Veliz	7,024	43,956

Who is named Veliz

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

92% of people named Veliz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Velizs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alejo Véliz
Argentine association football player, born 2003

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Veliz

Veliz has the Soundex code V420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V420.

Questions

How common is the surname Veliz?: 7,024 people in the United States had the surname Veliz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,956 Americans. It ranked 5,004th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Veliz?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Veliz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Veliz?: Alejo Véliz, Argentine association football player.
Where is the surname Veliz most common?: Wikidata records people named Veliz in Argentina.
Is the surname Veliz getting more or less common?: More common. 5,094 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,024 in 2010, up 38%.