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

Velzy, 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 Velzy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Velzy in America

Velzy is the 121590th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Velzy surname appeared 142 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 Velzy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Velzy 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 Velzy

The surname "VELZY" is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the region of Bavaria. It is thought to be derived from the German word "Felz," which means "rocky" or "stony." This suggests that the name may have initially been given to someone who lived near a rocky area or worked with stone in some capacity.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 16th century, with variations in spelling such as "Felzy" and "Velzi" appearing in historical records. One notable example is Johann Velzy, a stonemason born in 1547 in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, who was commissioned to work on the town's famous medieval fortifications.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various church records and tax rolls in Bavaria, indicating that the family had established itself in the region. One such record from 1634 mentions a Hans Velzy, a farmer from the village of Wemding.

As the centuries progressed, members of the Velzy family began to migrate to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. In the late 18th century, a man named Jakob Velzy, born in 1771 in the town of Ansbach, Bavaria, immigrated to Pennsylvania, where he and his descendants became prominent landowners and farmers.

Another notable individual with the surname Velzy was Johann Georg Velzy, a German-American artist born in 1810 in Hesse, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in the 1840s and became known for his landscapes and genre paintings depicting life in the American frontier.

In the 20th century, the name gained some recognition in the surfing community with the rise of Dale Velzy, born in 1927 in Los Angeles, California. He was a pioneering surfboard shaper and designer, whose innovations helped shape the modern surfboard industry. His Velzy Surf Boards company was hugely influential in the 1950s and 1960s.

While the name Velzy is relatively uncommon today, it has a rich history rooted in the rocky regions of Bavaria, with variations and adaptations as it spread across Europe and the Americas over the centuries. From stonemasons and farmers to artists and surf culture icons, the surname has left its mark on various aspects of history and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Velzy

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

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

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