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

Vertrees, 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 Vertrees surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vertrees in America

Vertrees is the 31790th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vertrees surname appeared 726 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 Vertrees.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vertrees 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 Vertrees

The surname Vertrees is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name that originated in England. It is derived from the Old English words "vert," meaning green, and "tre," meaning tree. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a green tree or wooded area.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 13th century. In 1273, a Robert de Vertrys was listed in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire. The name was also mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, where a John Vertres appeared.

During the Middle Ages, the name was often spelled in various ways, such as Vertres, Vertrise, and Vertrees. These variations reflect the inconsistencies in spelling and pronunciation common in that era.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Sir John Vertrees, a knight who fought alongside King Edward III in the Hundred Years' War against France in the 14th century. Another notable figure was William Vertrees, a merchant and landowner who lived in Stratford-upon-Avon in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in the parish records of several English counties, including Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire. One prominent individual from this period was Robert Vertrees, a Puritan minister who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635.

The name Vertrees also has connections to various place names in England. For example, there is a village called Vertrees in Northamptonshire, which may have been the original home of some early bearers of the name.

Other notable individuals with the surname Vertrees include:

1. Samuel Vertrees (1784-1848), an American politician and lawyer from Virginia.
2. John Vertrees (1818-1890), a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
3. Eliza Vertrees (1825-1897), an American writer and educator from Kentucky.
4. Richard Vertrees (1853-1920), an English artist and illustrator known for his paintings of rural scenes.
5. William Vertrees (1874-1945), an American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Vertrees Candy Company in Indiana.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vertrees

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

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

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