How common is the surname Vester?

1,626 people in the United States had the surname Vester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,880 Americans. It ranked 17,367th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Vester getting more or less common?

More common. 1,541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,626 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Vester

A surname, carried by 1,626 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vester is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,626 people named Vester in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 189,880 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,541.

#17,367

rank among US surnames

1,626

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,995)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,359	Tussey	1,627	189,764
#17,367	Safi	1,626	189,880

Who is named Vester

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

74% of people named Vester identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Vester?: 1,626 people in the United States had the surname Vester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,880 Americans. It ranked 17,367th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vester?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Vester identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Vester getting more or less common?: More common. 1,541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,626 in 2010, up 5.5%.