How common is the surname Verna?

1,333 people in the United States had the surname Verna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 231,617 Americans. It ranked 20,057th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Verna?

Mary Curtis Verna, American soprano (1921-2009).

Where is the surname Verna most common?

Wikidata records people named Verna in the United States.

Is the surname Verna getting more or less common?

More common. 1,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,333 in 2010, up 1.8%.

Is Verna also a first name?

Yes. Verna is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Verna

A surname, carried by 1,333 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V650 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Verna is more common than 87.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,333 people named Verna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 231,617 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,310.

#20,057

rank among US surnames

1,333

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,174)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,057	Verna	1,333	231,617
#20,065	Khatib	1,332	231,791

Who is named Verna

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

74% of people named Verna identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vernas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Curtis Verna
American soprano (1921-2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Verna

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

Questions

How common is the surname Verna?: 1,333 people in the United States had the surname Verna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 231,617 Americans. It ranked 20,057th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Verna?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Verna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Verna?: Mary Curtis Verna, American soprano (1921-2009).
Where is the surname Verna most common?: Wikidata records people named Verna in the United States.
Is the surname Verna getting more or less common?: More common. 1,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,333 in 2010, up 1.8%.
Is Verna also a first name?: Yes. Verna is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.