# Vincent (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/vincent/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 53,095 |
| US rank (2010) | 641 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,815 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (50,628 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɪnsənt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Vincent in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Vincent in the United States and Australia.

## People named Vincent

- Frank Vincent, American actor (1937–2017)
- Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor (1944–2019)
- Vinnie Vincent, American guitarist
- Alex Vincent, American actor
- Cerina Vincent, American actress (born 1979)
- Norah Vincent, American writer (1968–2022)
- David Vincent, American bassist and vocalist
- June Vincent, actress (1920-2008)
- Jay Vincent, American basketball player (born 1959)
- Ava Vincent, American pornographic actress
- James Vincent, actor and film director (1882-1957)
- Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach

and 8 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Vinzant, Vinson, Vanzandt, Vanzant, Vancamp, Vansant, Vanwagner, Vanauken, Vangundy, Vanwagoner, Venson, Veneziano.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.