How common is the surname Vires?

1,027 people in the United States had the surname Vires in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. It ranked 24,388th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Vires?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Vires identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Vires getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,027 in 2010, down 7.7%.

The surname Vires

A surname, carried by 1,027 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex V620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vires is more common than 85% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,027 people named Vires in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. That is down 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,113.

#24,388

rank among US surnames

1,027

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-7.7%

change since 2000 (was #21,791)

Who is named Vires

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

95% of people named Vires identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vires

Vires has the Soundex code V620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V620.

Questions

How common is the surname Vires?: 1,027 people in the United States had the surname Vires in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. It ranked 24,388th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vires?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Vires identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Vires getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,027 in 2010, down 7.7%.