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

Veronica, 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 Veronica surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Veronica in America

Veronica is the 34427th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Veronica surname appeared 658 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 Veronica.

We can also compare 2010 data for Veronica 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 Veronica

The surname Veronica has its origins in Italy. The name is derived from the Latin phrase "vera icon", meaning "true image". This is a reference to the legendary image of Christ's face imprinted on a cloth held by St. Veronica as she wiped his face on the way to his crucifixion.

The name first appeared in written records in the 13th century, where it was used as a given name for women. Over time, it evolved into a surname in various regions of Italy, particularly in the central and southern parts of the country.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Veronica can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century ethnographic work chronicling the culture and history of the Aztec people. It mentions a Florentine artist named Francesco Veronica who accompanied the Spanish conquistadors on their expeditions to the New World.

In the 17th century, the surname Veronica was associated with several notable figures in the arts and sciences. One such individual was Giovanni Battista Veronica (1589-1649), an Italian painter and printmaker known for his religious works and etchings of landscapes.

The 18th century saw the rise of the Veronica family in the Kingdom of Naples, where they were prominent landowners and patrons of the arts. One member of this family, Giuseppe Veronica (1715-1784), was a renowned architect who designed several churches and palaces in Naples and its surrounding regions.

During the 19th century, the Veronica surname gained prominence in the field of literature. Notably, Errico Veronica (1835-1905) was an Italian novelist and poet whose works explored themes of social injustice and the struggles of the working class.

Another notable figure with the surname Veronica was Maria Veronica (1871-1938), an Italian feminist and activist who fought for women's rights and suffrage in the early 20th century.

While the surname Veronica is more commonly found in Italy and other parts of southern Europe, it has also been adopted by families in various parts of the world due to migration and cultural exchange.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Veronica

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

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

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