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

Vietor, 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 Vietor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vietor in America

Vietor is the 53802nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vietor surname appeared 384 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 Vietor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vietor 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 Vietor

The surname Vietor has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the German word "Vieh," which means livestock or cattle. The name likely referred to someone who worked with cattle or was involved in the livestock trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Vietor can be found in the book "Das Zinsbuch der Herrschaft Treffurt" from the year 1585, which mentions a certain "Hanns Vietor" as a resident of the town of Treffurt in Thuringia, Germany.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Vietor appeared in various church records and official documents across various regions of Germany, particularly in areas such as Saxony, Brandenburg, and Silesia.

In the 19th century, several notable individuals bore the surname Vietor. One example is Johann Karl Vietor, a German painter and engraver born in 1792 in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland). Another notable figure was Wilhelm Vietor, a German philologist and professor who lived from 1850 to 1918 and made significant contributions to the field of English language teaching.

Other historical figures with the surname Vietor include Karl Vietor, a German architect born in 1892 in Berlin, who designed several notable buildings in the early 20th century. Additionally, Hieronymus Vietor, a German humanist and theologian from the 16th century, was known for his work in promoting the Reformation.

The name Vietor has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Vietorstraße (Vietor Street) in Berlin and Vietorshagen, a locality in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

While the surname Vietor is not as common as some other German surnames, it has a rich history that can be traced back several centuries, with notable individuals bearing the name in various fields, including art, academia, and architecture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vietor

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

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

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