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

Vieux, 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 Vieux surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vieux in America

Vieux is the 41886th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vieux surname appeared 519 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 Vieux.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vieux 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 Vieux

The surname "VIEUX" is of French origin, derived from the Old French word "vieux" meaning "old" or "ancient". This name is thought to have originated in the northern regions of France during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the records of the Duchy of Normandy, dating back to the 11th century. A certain Richard le Vieux was mentioned in a charter from the Abbey of Saint-Étienne in Caen, Normandy, in the year 1089.

In the 12th century, the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire, England, where a Willelmus Vieux is listed as a landowner in 1166. This suggests that the name had spread to England during the Norman conquest.

The surname is believed to have been initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone who was particularly old or elderly, or perhaps to distinguish between two individuals with the same first name.

In the 13th century, the name can be found in the records of the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire, where a Hugo le Vieux is mentioned in 1273. This document provides valuable insight into the name's usage and distribution during this time period.

One notable bearer of the surname was Jean Vieux (c. 1450 - 1525), a French poet and playwright from Normandy. He is best known for his morality plays, which were popular in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

Another significant figure was François Vieux (1590 - 1639), a French mathematician and astronomer. He made important contributions to the development of logarithms and the study of comets.

In the 17th century, the name appears in the records of the French colony of Acadia (present-day Canadian Maritimes). Jacques Vieux (1635 - 1701) was one of the earliest settlers in this region, having arrived from France in 1654.

Marie-Louise Vieux (1727 - 1792) was a French artist and miniaturist, known for her portraits and religious paintings. She was a member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris.

During the 19th century, the surname was borne by Jean-Baptiste Vieux (1811 - 1899), a French landscape painter and a prominent figure in the Barbizon School of painting.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vieux

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

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

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