Find out how popular the last name Vanasse is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Vanasse.

Vanasse, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Vanasse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanasse in America

Vanasse is the 23054th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanasse surname appeared 1,109 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Vanasse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanasse to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Vanasse

The surname VANASSE originates from France, specifically from the Normandy region, and dates back to the 11th century. It is derived from the Old French words "val" meaning valley and "essart" meaning clearing or assart, referring to a clearing or assart in a valley.

In the early 12th century, the name was recorded as "Valnessart" in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Notre-Dame de Lyre. This cartulary, a collection of medieval charters and documents, provides one of the earliest written records of the name.

The name VANASSE appeared in various historical records and manuscripts throughout the centuries. In the 13th century, the name was found in the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a register of the citizens of Rouen, Normandy. It was also recorded in the Rôles des Fiefs du Duché de Normandie in the 14th century, which documented the feudal holdings in the Duchy of Normandy.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname VANASSE was Jean Vanasse, who was born in Normandy in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Pierre Vanasse, a merchant from Rouen, who lived in the 16th century and was mentioned in the city's commercial records.

In the 17th century, the VANASSE family established a presence in New France (modern-day Quebec, Canada), with the arrival of Jacques Vanasse, born in France in 1632. He settled in the seigneury of Rivière-du-Loup and became one of the founding families of the region.

Another prominent individual was Jean-Baptiste Vanasse, a French-Canadian author and poet born in Quebec in 1846. He published several works, including "Les Soirées de Québec" and "Les Souvenirs d'un Octogénaire."

The name VANASSE has also been associated with various place names, such as the village of Vanasse in the Orne department of Normandy, France, which likely derived its name from the family.

Throughout history, the surname VANASSE has undergone various spelling variations, including Valnessart, Valnessare, Valneissart, and Valneissare, reflecting the linguistic and regional influences over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanasse

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Vanasse.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Vanasse was:

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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Vanasse has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Vanasse was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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