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

Verwayne, 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 Verwayne surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Verwayne in America

Verwayne is the 152628th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Verwayne surname appeared 107 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 Verwayne.

The history of the last name Verwayne

The surname VERWAYNE originated in the 13th century in the region of Picardy, northern France. It is derived from the Old French words 'vert' meaning green and 'vaine' meaning a wooded area or forest. Thus, the name initially referred to someone who lived near a green or verdant woodland.

One of the earliest recorded examples of this surname can be found in the tax records of Saint-Quentin, Picardy, in 1286 when a Jean de Verwayne is listed as a landowner. The name also appears in municipal records from Amiens in 1327, spelled as 'Verweine'.

During the 14th century, the surname spread to neighboring regions like Normandy and Flanders. A Richard Verweyne is recorded as a merchant in the port city of Calais in 1387. Around this time, variations like Verwain, Verwaine, and Verwen also emerged.

The VERWAYNE name made its way to England in the late 15th century, likely due to the influx of French immigrants after the Hundred Years' War. The first recorded Englishman with this surname was William Verwaine, born in 1463 in Somerset.

Notable historical figures with the VERWAYNE surname include Jacques de Verwayne (1512-1587), a French military leader who fought in the Italian Wars, and Philippe Verwayne (1632-1707), a renowned Flemish painter of landscapes and pastoral scenes. In England, Thomas Verwayne (1654-1721) was a respected barrister and judge during the reign of Queen Anne.

Other distinguished individuals include the French novelist and poet Adrien Verwayne (1785-1863), and the Dutch explorer and cartographer Willem Verwayne (1822-1892) who mapped large areas of the East Indies for the Dutch East India Company.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Verwayne

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

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 Verwayne 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.

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

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