How common is the surname Vivian?

2,674 people in the United States had the surname Vivian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,462 Americans. It ranked 11,719th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Vivian?

In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Vivian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Vivian?

Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian, British cavalry officer (1775–1842), followed by C. T. Vivian.

Where is the surname Vivian most common?

Wikidata records people named Vivian in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.

How do you pronounce Vivian?

Vivian is /ˈvɪvi.ən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Vivian getting more or less common?

More common. 2,635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,674 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Vivian also a first name?

Yes. Vivian 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 Vivian

A Latin patronymic surname, carried by 2,674 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈvɪvi.ən/ 3 syllables Soundex V150 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). Vivian is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

Early saints' name from Latin Vīviānus, and of its feminine form Vīviāna, probably from vīvus (“alive”).

Vivian is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,674 people named Vivian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,462 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,635.

#11,719

rank among US surnames

2,674

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,070)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,714	Dismuke	2,676	115,376
#11,716	Ikeda	2,675	115,419
#11,719	Blazek	2,674	115,462
#11,722	Pickel	2,673	115,505
#11,728	Currey	2,672	115,548

Who is named Vivian

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

72% of people named Vivian identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 18%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vivians

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian
British cavalry officer (1775–1842)
C. T. Vivian
American writer and activist (1924-2020)

Notable Vivians come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Vivian

Viviano

Vivian has the Soundex code V150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V150.

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Vivian come from?: Early saints' name from Latin Vīviānus, and of its feminine form Vīviāna, probably from vīvus (“alive”).
How common is the surname Vivian?: 2,674 people in the United States had the surname Vivian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,462 Americans. It ranked 11,719th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vivian?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Vivian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Vivian?: Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian, British cavalry officer (1775–1842), followed by C. T. Vivian.
Where is the surname Vivian most common?: Wikidata records people named Vivian in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
How do you pronounce Vivian?: Vivian is /ˈvɪvi.ən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Vivian?: Vivian is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Vivian getting more or less common?: More common. 2,635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,674 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Vivian also a first name?: Yes. Vivian 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.