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

Veach, 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 Veach surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Veach in America

Veach is the 6872nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Veach surname appeared 4,896 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Veach.

We can also compare 2010 data for Veach 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 Veach

The surname Veach has its origins in Germany and France, and is believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the Germanic word "fach," which means "compartment" or "enclosure," potentially referring to an occupation or residence near a fenced area or enclosed land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Franconian city of Nuremberg, where a person named Hans Fach was mentioned in a 1389 municipal record. This suggests that the name may have initially been spelled as "Fach" before evolving into its current form.

The name Veach has also been associated with the French region of Lorraine, where it is believed to have originated from the place name "Vaux," which means "valley." This connection is evident in the historical records of the nearby principality of Luxembourg, where a nobleman named Jean de Vaux was documented in the 15th century.

In England, the name Veach is thought to have been introduced by German or French immigrants during the 16th or 17th century. One of the earliest known instances of the name in English records is a mention of a William Veach in the parish registers of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1612.

Notable individuals with the surname Veach throughout history include:

1. Johann Georg Veach (1581-1638), a German composer and organist who served as the Kapellmeister at the court of Hesse-Darmstadt.

2. Marie-Anne Veach (1732-1804), a French aristocrat and philanthropist who founded several hospitals and orphanages in the city of Lyon.

3. Robert Veach (1795-1876), an American pioneer and frontiersman who played a role in the settlement of the Oregon Trail.

4. Harriet Veach (1856-1932), an American educator and activist who advocated for women's rights and suffrage.

5. Alfred Veach (1903-1992), a British artist and painter known for his landscape and seascape paintings, many of which depicted the coastal regions of Cornwall and Devon.

While the surname Veach has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, such as Veagh, Veegh, and Vech, its roots can be traced back to the Germanic and French regions, where it likely originated as a descriptive name or a place name reference.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Veach

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

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

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