How common is the surname Virtue?

1,189 people in the United States had the surname Virtue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,668 Americans. It ranked 21,862nd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Virtue most common?

Wikidata records people named Virtue in the United States.

Is the surname Virtue getting more or less common?

More common. 1,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,189 in 2010, up 8.2%.

The surname Virtue

A surname, carried by 1,189 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Virtue is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,189 people named Virtue in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,668 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,099.

#21,862

rank among US surnames

1,189

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,998)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,862	Pluta	1,189	259,668
#21,868	Casavant	1,188	259,887

Who is named Virtue

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

89% of people named Virtue identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Virtues

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Virtue
American actor, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Virtue

Viruet

Virtue has the Soundex code V630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V630.

Questions

How common is the surname Virtue?: 1,189 people in the United States had the surname Virtue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,668 Americans. It ranked 21,862nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Virtue?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Virtue identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Virtue?: Tom Virtue, American actor.
Where is the surname Virtue most common?: Wikidata records people named Virtue in the United States.
Is the surname Virtue getting more or less common?: More common. 1,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,189 in 2010, up 8.2%.