How common is the surname Vestal?

5,614 people in the United States had the surname Vestal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,996 Americans. It ranked 6,108th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Vestal getting more or less common?

More common. 5,570 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,614 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Vestal

A surname, carried by 5,614 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V234

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vestal is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

From Vesta + -al.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,614 people named Vestal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,996 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,570.

#6,108

rank among US surnames

5,614

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,707)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,100	Franzen	5,621	54,927
#6,102	Elizalde	5,620	54,937
#6,103	Agosto	5,619	54,947
#6,104	Laroche	5,618	54,956
#6,105	Honaker	5,617	54,966
#6,106	McComb	5,616	54,976
#6,107	Kowalczyk	5,615	54,986

Who is named Vestal

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

91% of people named Vestal identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Vestal come from?: From Vesta + -al.
How common is the surname Vestal?: 5,614 people in the United States had the surname Vestal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,996 Americans. It ranked 6,108th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vestal?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Vestal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Vestal getting more or less common?: More common. 5,570 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,614 in 2010, up 0.8%.