How common is the surname Vinson?

25,341 people in the United States had the surname Vinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,184 Americans. It ranked 1,401st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vinson?

Sharni Vinson, Australian actress and dancer, followed by Helen Vinson.

Where is the surname Vinson most common?

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

Is the surname Vinson getting more or less common?

More common. 24,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,341 in 2010, up 3.2%.

Is Vinson also a first name?

Yes. Vinson 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 Vinson

A surname, carried by 25,341 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V525 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). Vinson is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,341 people named Vinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,184 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,557.

#1,401

rank among US surnames

25,341

people in 2010

8.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,318)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,392	Robison	25,450	12,131
#1,393	Swartz	25,444	12,134
#1,394	Seymour	25,436	12,138
#1,395	Gleason	25,416	12,148
#1,396	Vela	25,414	12,149
#1,397	Padgett	25,413	12,149
#1,398	Ackerman	25,401	12,155

Who is named Vinson

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

66% of people named Vinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vinsons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sharni Vinson
Australian actress and dancer, born 1983
Helen Vinson
Actress (1907–1999)
Clarence Vinson
Boxer, born 1978
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter (1917–1988)
Gary Vinson
American actor (1936-1984)

Notable Vinsons come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vinson

Vinson has the Soundex code V525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V525.

Questions

How common is the surname Vinson?: 25,341 people in the United States had the surname Vinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,184 Americans. It ranked 1,401st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vinson?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Vinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vinson?: Sharni Vinson, Australian actress and dancer, followed by Helen Vinson.
Where is the surname Vinson most common?: Wikidata records people named Vinson in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Vinson getting more or less common?: More common. 24,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,341 in 2010, up 3.2%.
Is Vinson also a first name?: Yes. Vinson 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.