How common is the surname Vereen?

3,683 people in the United States had the surname Vereen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,830 Americans. It ranked 8,890th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vereen?

Ben Vereen, American actor, dancer, and singer, followed by Wendy Vereen.

Where is the surname Vereen most common?

Wikidata records people named Vereen in the United States.

Is the surname Vereen getting more or less common?

More common. 3,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,683 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Vereen

A surname, carried by 3,683 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vereen is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

Unexplained.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,683 people named Vereen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,830 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,316.

#8,890

rank among US surnames

3,683

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+11.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,064)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,885	Hollon	3,686	83,762
#8,887	Bisson	3,685	83,784
#8,888	Langham	3,684	83,807
#8,890	Vereen	3,683	83,830
#8,891	Diorio	3,682	83,853
#8,894	Wentzel	3,681	83,875

Who is named Vereen

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

73% of people named Vereen identified as Black (not Hispanic), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 73%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Vereens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Vereen
American actor, dancer, and singer, born 1946
Wendy Vereen
American athletics competitor, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vereen

Vereen has the Soundex code V650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V650.

Questions

Where does the surname Vereen come from?: Unexplained.
How common is the surname Vereen?: 3,683 people in the United States had the surname Vereen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,830 Americans. It ranked 8,890th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vereen?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Vereen identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vereen?: Ben Vereen, American actor, dancer, and singer, followed by Wendy Vereen.
Where is the surname Vereen most common?: Wikidata records people named Vereen in the United States.
Is the surname Vereen getting more or less common?: More common. 3,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,683 in 2010, up 11%.