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

Varnado, 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 Varnado surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Varnado in America

Varnado is the 9085th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Varnado surname appeared 3,597 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Varnado.

We can also compare 2010 data for Varnado 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 Varnado

The surname Varnado originated in France and is believed to have derived from a place name, specifically a town or village called Varnado or a similar spelling variant. It likely emerged sometime during the medieval period, though the exact timeframe is uncertain.

In its earliest forms, the surname may have been spelled Varnadeau, Varnadot, or Varnadeaux, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions of the time. These alternate spellings suggest the name's roots may lie in an Old French word or phrase, though its precise etymology remains unclear.

While no definitive historical references to the Varnado surname have been found in major records like the Domesday Book, some of the earliest known examples of the name appear in French parish records and court documents from the 16th and 17th centuries. These early records often spelled the name in its older forms, such as Varnadeau or Varnadot.

One of the earliest known individuals with the Varnado surname was Jean Varnado, born in the village of Varnado, Normandy, in 1612. Another notable early bearer of the name was Pierre Varnadeau, a merchant from Paris who lived from 1650 to 1724.

In the 19th century, there are records of a French composer named Émile Varnado, who was born in 1824 and whose works were performed in Paris and other major cities. Around the same time, a French painter named Lucien Varnado, born in 1832, gained recognition for his landscape paintings.

Another individual of note was Jacques Varnado, a French explorer who accompanied several expeditions to the Americas in the late 17th century. He is believed to have been among the first Europeans to document the existence of certain Native American tribes in what is now the southeastern United States.

While the Varnado surname is relatively uncommon globally, it has maintained a presence in France and other parts of Europe, as well as in areas with significant French immigration, such as parts of North America and the Caribbean.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Varnado

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

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

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