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

Veres, 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 Veres surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Veres in America

Veres is the 16120th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Veres surname appeared 1,796 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 Veres.

We can also compare 2010 data for Veres 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 Veres

The surname VERES is of Hungarian origin, with its earliest known roots traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Hungarian word "veres," which means "red" or "ruddy," possibly referring to the hair color or complexion of the initial bearers of the name.

The name VERES was particularly prevalent in the regions of Transylvania and the Partium, areas that were once part of the Kingdom of Hungary but are now located in present-day Romania. It is believed that the name may have originated from a nickname given to an individual with a reddish appearance or hair color.

Historical records indicate that the name VERES appeared in various medieval documents and manuscripts from the region. One notable mention is found in the Regestrum Varadiense, a 14th-century register of legal cases from the Diocese of Várad (now Oradea, Romania), where several individuals bearing the surname VERES were recorded.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Péter Veres, a 15th-century Hungarian nobleman and landowner who lived between 1420 and 1487. He was a prominent figure in the court of King Matthias Corvinus and played a significant role in the political affairs of the Kingdom of Hungary during that period.

Another notable individual with the surname VERES was Gáspár Veres, a 16th-century Hungarian Unitarian minister and writer who lived from 1561 to 1631. He was a prominent figure in the Unitarian movement in Transylvania and authored several religious works that were influential in the region.

In the 17th century, János Veres (1625-1697) was a Hungarian Reformed Church minister and writer who served as the rector of the Reformed College in Debrecen, an important center of learning and culture in Hungary at the time.

The name VERES also had its place in the world of literature, with Péter Veres (1897-1970) being a renowned Hungarian novelist, short story writer, and journalist. He was a prominent figure in the Hungarian literary scene and is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century in Hungary.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Zoltán Veres (1911-1994), a Hungarian mathematician and computer scientist who made significant contributions to the field of cybernetics and artificial intelligence. He was a pioneering figure in the development of computer science in Hungary and played a key role in the establishment of the country's first computer science programs.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Veres

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

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

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