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

Varin, 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 Varin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Varin in America

Varin is the 36286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Varin surname appeared 617 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 Varin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Varin 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 Varin

The surname Varin has its origins in France, with records of the name dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word 'varin', which meant a type of woolen cloth or fabric. This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational surname for someone who worked with this material, such as a weaver or cloth merchant.

The name is found in various early records and documents from the medieval period in France. For instance, there are mentions of individuals with the surname Varin in the tax rolls of Normandy and Brittany from the 13th and 14th centuries. It also appears in some of the earliest surviving censuses and registers from the French regions of Île-de-France and Picardy.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Varin was Jehan Varin, a merchant from the town of Rouen in Normandy, who lived during the late 14th century. Another notable figure was Pierre Varin, a renowned architect and master builder from Paris, who was active in the 15th century and contributed to the construction of several churches and chapels in the city.

In the 16th century, the name Varin was associated with several prominent scholars and intellectuals. Jean Varin, born in 1510 in Limoges, was a renowned humanist and professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Paris. His contemporary, Claude Varin, was a respected physician and author of medical treatises, who lived in Paris from 1523 to 1587.

The surname Varin also has a long history in the French province of Burgundy, where it was often spelled as 'Varine' or 'Varenne'. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this variation was Hugues Varine, a nobleman and landowner who lived in the village of Beaune in the late 12th century.

Another notable figure was François Varin, a French military officer and engineer who lived from 1624 to 1672. He served as a lieutenant-general in the French army and was responsible for fortifying numerous cities and towns throughout France, including Amiens, Arras, and Dunkirk.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Varin

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

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 Varin 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 Varin 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 Varin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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