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

Veillette, 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 Veillette surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Veillette in America

Veillette is the 39486th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Veillette surname appeared 557 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 Veillette.

We can also compare 2010 data for Veillette 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 Veillette

The surname Veillette originated in France during the medieval era. It is derived from the Old French word "veilleur," which means "watchman" or "guard." The name likely referred to someone who worked as a night watchman or guard, a common occupation in medieval times.

Veillette is a French surname primarily found in the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France. It is believed to have emerged in the 11th or 12th century, as surnames became more widespread among the general population.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Veillette can be found in the "Livre des bourgeois de Rouen," a register of citizens in the city of Rouen, Normandy, from the 14th century. The name appears as "Veillete" in this document.

In the 15th century, a notable bearer of the Veillette surname was Jacques Veillette, a merchant and landowner in the town of Caen, Normandy. He was recorded in local archives between 1420 and 1450.

During the 16th century, the name Veillette appeared in various records across Normandy and Brittany. One example is Pierre Veillette, a farmer from the village of Saint-Malo in Brittany, who was mentioned in a land deed from 1568.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the Veillette surname was Jean-Baptiste Veillette, a French explorer and cartographer who accompanied expeditions to the Great Lakes region of North America between 1670 and 1690.

Another notable bearer of the Veillette name was Marie-Madeleine Veillette, a French nun and educator who founded a Catholic school for girls in Paris in the late 18th century. She lived from 1746 to 1825.

In the 19th century, one significant bearer of the Veillette surname was André Veillette, a French artist and painter known for his landscapes and portraits. He was born in 1821 in Rouen and died in 1892.

Over time, some variations of the Veillette surname emerged, such as Veillet, Veillete, and Veillett. These variations were likely due to regional dialects, spelling differences, or transcription errors in historical records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Veillette

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

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

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