How common is the surname Violet?

790 people in the United States had the surname Violet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 390,817 Americans. It ranked 29,768th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Violet?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Violet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Violet most common?

Wikidata records people named Violet in the United States.

Is the surname Violet getting more or less common?

Less common. 835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 790 in 2010, down 5.4%.

Is Violet also a first name?

Yes. Violet 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 Violet

A surname, carried by 790 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex V430 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). Violet is more common than 81.7% of them.

Origin

A 19th century flower name from violet, sometimes as an anglicisation of the earlier French Violette.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 790 people named Violet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 390,817 Americans. That is down 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 835.

#29,768

rank among US surnames

790

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-5.4%

change since 2000 (was #27,235)

Who is named Violet

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

91% of people named Violet identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Violets

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tessa Violet
American singer, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Violet

Violet has the Soundex code V430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V430.

Questions

Where does the surname Violet come from?: A 19th century flower name from violet, sometimes as an anglicisation of the earlier French Violette.
How common is the surname Violet?: 790 people in the United States had the surname Violet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 390,817 Americans. It ranked 29,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Violet?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Violet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Violet?: Tessa Violet, American singer.
Where is the surname Violet most common?: Wikidata records people named Violet in the United States.
Is the surname Violet getting more or less common?: Less common. 835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 790 in 2010, down 5.4%.
Is Violet also a first name?: Yes. Violet 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.