94 most common black last names beginning with V

In this section we'll look at the most popular black last names beginning with V in the United States. These names are people who self-identified as "Black" in the Decennial Census survey.

Most popular black last name beginning with V

Currently, the most popular black last name beginning with V in America is Vereen, with a total count of 3,683 people who have the surname. The surname Vereen occurs roughly 1 times per 100,000 people in the U.S.

The table below shows the most common surnames starting with V with statistics on the heritage and ancestry of those with the surname.

This list has been compiled using the most recent Census data and we have included only names where at least 60% of people with the name self-identified as "Black".

Click any of the names in the table below to find out more about the origin, meaning, and ancestry of each last name.

Rank Name Count White Black API AIAN 2+ Races Hispanic
8890 Vereen 3,683 21.45% 72.96% 0.14% 0.27% 3.07% 2.12%
14739 Veney 2,016 12.05% 79.37% 0.40% 0.79% 5.01% 2.38%
20553 Veasley 1,290 4.50% 90.16% (S) (S) 3.41% 1.47%
21330 Vassell 1,228 4.23% 90.15% (S) (S) 2.44% 2.69%
21830 Venson 1,191 14.69% 79.35% (S) (S) 2.60% 2.85%
23371 Victorian 1,089 6.80% 81.91% 0.55% 1.38% 3.12% 6.24%
24554 Voltaire 1,018 5.01% 86.25% (S) (S) 3.24% 4.62%
25810 Vicks 954 21.17% 74.74% (S) (S) 2.20% 1.68%
25989 Volcy 944 2.75% 91.53% 0.00% 0.64% 2.33% 2.75%
25989 Vaughns 944 3.81% 88.45% (S) (S) 4.56% 2.97%
29822 Valcin 788 2.54% 91.75% (S) (S) 2.92% 2.41%
32710 Veals 702 22.51% 73.50% (S) (S) 1.71% 1.71%
32935 Vanterpool 696 3.02% 74.28% (S) (S) 5.75% 15.37%
36695 Vernet 609 24.30% 69.62% (S) (S) 1.81% 3.28%
38754 Verdell 570 14.74% 79.12% (S) 1.05% 3.86% (S)
40371 Vilsaint 542 1.66% 91.70% (S) (S) 4.43% 2.03%
41886 Vieux 519 28.52% 61.27% (S) (S) 4.05% 3.66%
45569 Venning 469 38.17% 60.34% (S) 0.00% (S) (S)
46037 Vil 463 5.83% 82.29% 1.30% 0.00% 2.81% 7.78%
54637 Veasy 377 26.79% 63.13% (S) (S) 5.31% 4.51%
54864 Void 375 11.47% 84.27% (S) (S) 1.60% 1.87%
57639 Valbrun 353 (S) 95.18% (S) 0.00% 2.55% (S)
59171 Virgile 342 7.31% 84.21% 0.00% 0.00% 1.75% 6.73%
60045 Vaval 336 (S) 94.94% (S) 0.00% 0.00% 2.98%
64721 Visor 307 25.41% 66.45% (S) (S) 1.95% 3.91%
67318 Vertus 293 (S) 93.52% 0.00% (S) 3.07% 2.39%
67943 Valme 290 1.72% 91.38% 2.41% (S) (S) 3.10%
70403 Vialva 278 (S) 78.06% 1.80% (S) 2.52% 14.75%
70833 Veillard 276 4.71% 88.77% (S) 0.00% 3.62% (S)
70833 Vixamar 276 (S) 92.75% (S) (S) (S) 3.26%
72332 Viltz 269 12.64% 79.93% (S) (S) 2.60% 4.09%
72332 Vassor 269 4.46% 88.10% (S) 0.00% (S) 6.69%
75564 Vonner 255 4.71% 89.80% (S) (S) 3.14% 1.96%
76768 Victorin 250 12.00% 70.40% (S) (S) (S) 15.60%
79338 Valère 240 13.33% 74.58% 2.92% 0.00% 5.42% 3.75%
80926 Vanderhall 234 2.56% 88.46% 0.00% 0.00% 2.14% 6.84%
82317 Vason 229 16.59% 80.35% (S) 0.00% 2.18% (S)
85049 Vedrine 220 10.45% 83.64% 0.00% (S) 4.09% (S)
86005 Valrie 217 2.30% 94.93% (S) 0.00% (S) (S)
86981 Videau 214 11.21% 84.58% 0.00% (S) (S) (S)
90853 Vilbrun 203 0.00% 96.06% (S) (S) (S) (S)
92719 Vixama 198 (S) 93.43% 0.00% (S) 3.03% (S)
92719 Vinegar 198 20.71% 67.17% 0.00% 0.00% 9.60% 2.53%
95115 Valmont 192 10.42% 83.33% 0.00% (S) (S) 3.65%
95955 Venzant 190 4.74% 83.68% (S) 0.00% (S) 10.00%
96799 Viaud 188 19.68% 64.36% 0.00% 0.00% 3.72% 12.23%
98982 Vandross 183 (S) 90.71% 0.00% (S) (S) 4.92%
101247 Vault 178 30.90% 62.92% (S) 0.00% (S) 4.49%
103181 Vaulx 174 3.45% 91.38% (S) 0.00% (S) 2.87%
103655 Vilson 173 17.34% 61.27% 11.56% (S) (S) 5.78%
104156 Vivians 172 (S) 92.44% 0.00% (S) 2.91% (S)
104602 Verse 171 35.67% 60.82% (S) 0.00% (S) (S)
105600 Vilme 169 (S) 93.49% (S) 0.00% 2.96% 2.96%
108199 Vancol 164 (S) 96.95% 0.00% (S) 0.00% (S)
109758 Verdieu 161 0.00% 98.14% 0.00% 0.00% (S) (S)
110825 Vielot 159 (S) 93.08% 0.00% 0.00% (S) 3.14%
110825 Vialet 159 5.66% 69.81% (S) 0.00% (S) 22.01%
111988 Vawters 157 19.75% 71.97% (S) 0.00% (S) 6.37%
113155 Venzen 155 (S) 85.81% (S) 0.00% 5.81% 4.52%
115639 Varlack 151 4.64% 78.81% 0.00% 0.00% 5.30% 11.26%
117480 Variste 148 0.00% 87.84% 0.00% 0.00% 6.76% 5.41%
118185 Versey 147 27.21% 66.67% (S) 0.00% (S) (S)
121590 VanWright 142 14.08% 79.58% (S) 0.00% (S) 3.52%
122314 Vauters 141 26.24% 68.09% (S) 0.00% (S) 3.55%
123064 Vinnett 140 (S) 94.29% (S) 0.00% (S) (S)
123796 Vivens 139 23.74% 65.47% (S) (S) 6.47% 3.60%
124548 Vactor 138 18.12% 70.29% (S) (S) 4.35% 5.07%
125282 Ventus 137 7.30% 61.31% 18.25% 0.00% 9.49% 3.65%
129047 Valmond 132 (S) 84.85% (S) 0.00% 5.30% 8.33%
129825 Valeus 131 (S) 96.95% 0.00% 0.00% (S) (S)
129825 Vanison 131 6.87% 87.02% 0.00% 0.00% 6.11% 0.00%
131379 Vaughans 129 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
131379 Vilmenay 129 8.53% 68.22% 0.00% 0.00% 7.75% 15.50%
132206 Virges 128 5.47% 89.06% 4.69% 0.00% (S) (S)
133048 Vilfort 127 5.51% 89.76% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.72%
134712 Vandi 125 29.60% 62.40% 0.00% (S) (S) (S)
135593 Valmyr 124 0.00% 99.19% 0.00% 0.00% (S) (S)
136449 Vinston 123 15.45% 76.42% 0.00% (S) (S) (S)
139228 Vallian 120 4.17% 86.67% 0.00% (S) (S) 5.00%
140157 Villery 119 11.76% 81.51% (S) 0.00% (S) 4.20%
143149 Vaughner 116 (S) 81.03% (S) 0.00% 6.03% 11.21%
144141 Valsaint 115 (S) 93.91% 0.00% 0.00% (S) (S)
146201 Vallair 113 6.19% 89.38% 0.00% 0.00% (S) (S)
147253 Valsin 112 (S) 93.75% 0.00% 0.00% (S) (S)
149395 Volley 110 25.45% 74.55% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
151532 Vallien 108 (S) 92.59% 0.00% (S) (S) (S)
151532 Vaxter 108 8.33% 87.04% 0.00% 0.00% (S) (S)
152628 Verwayne 107 18.69% 81.31% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
152628 Vample 107 0.00% 90.65% (S) 0.00% 8.41% (S)
154907 Ventour 105 (S) 99.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% (S)
156044 Vernell 104 28.85% 65.38% (S) 0.00% (S) (S)
157234 Victrum 103 (S) 91.26% 0.00% 0.00% (S) (S)
159712 Valyan 101 (S) 79.21% 0.00% (S) 9.90% 4.95%
159712 Vigilance 101 (S) 90.10% (S) (S) (S) (S)

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Table key

To help you understand the above table, below is a description of each column and what it represents.

  • Rank - The official rank of the name according to the US Census Bureau.
  • Count. Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
  • White. Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
  • Black. Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
  • API. Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
  • AIAN. Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
  • 2+ Races. Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
  • Hispanic. Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)

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