How common is the surname Vernon?

17,480 people in the United States had the surname Vernon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,663 Americans. It ranked 2,070th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vernon?

Conrad Vernon, American film and television director, storyboard artist, writer and voice actor (born 196, followed by Ethan Vernon.

Where is the surname Vernon most common?

Wikidata records people named Vernon in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Vernon?

Vernon is /ˈvɝnən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Vernon getting more or less common?

More common. 17,267 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,480 in 2010, up 1.2%.

Is Vernon also a first name?

Yes. Vernon 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 Vernon

A Norman place surname, carried by 17,480 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈvɝnən/ 2 syllables Soundex V655 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). Vernon is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

From Transalpine Gaulish uerna (“alder”) (from Proto-Celtic *wernā, from Proto-Indo-European *wern-) + -o, -onis (locative suffix, literally “place of alder trees”).

Vernon is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,480 people named Vernon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,663 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,267.

#2,070

rank among US surnames

17,480

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,911)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,061	Heredia	17,506	17,637
#2,062	Denny	17,503	17,640
#2,063	Waldron	17,501	17,642
#2,065	Oakes	17,499	17,644
#2,066	Hanks	17,498	17,645
#2,067	Neumann	17,484	17,659
#2,069	Ashby	17,482	17,661

Who is named Vernon

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

76% of people named Vernon identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vernons

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Conrad Vernon
American film and television director, storyboard artist, writer and voice actor (born 196
Ethan Vernon
British cyclist, born 2000
Justin Vernon
American singer-songwriter, born 1981
Ursula Vernon
Author, illustrator, born 1977
Dorothy Vernon
Actress (1875-1970)
Agnes Vernon
Actress (1895-1948)
Bobby Vernon
American actor (1897–1939)
Mabel Vernon
American suffragist (1883–1975)
Wally Vernon
American film actor (1905-1970)
Irene Vernon
American actress (1922-1998)
Mickey Vernon
American baseball player and coach (1918-2008)
Raymond Vernon
American economist (1913-1999)

Notable Vernons come mostly from the United States (13) and the United Kingdom (1).

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Vernon come from?: From Transalpine Gaulish uerna (“alder”) (from Proto-Celtic *wernā, from Proto-Indo-European *wern-) + -o, -onis (locative suffix, literally “place of alder trees”).
How common is the surname Vernon?: 17,480 people in the United States had the surname Vernon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,663 Americans. It ranked 2,070th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vernon?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Vernon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vernon?: Conrad Vernon, American film and television director, storyboard artist, writer and voice actor (born 196, followed by Ethan Vernon.
Where is the surname Vernon most common?: Wikidata records people named Vernon in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Vernon?: Vernon is /ˈvɝnən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Vernon?: Vernon is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Vernon getting more or less common?: More common. 17,267 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,480 in 2010, up 1.2%.
Is Vernon also a first name?: Yes. Vernon 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.