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

Vincent, 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 Vincent surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vincent in America

Vincent is the 641st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vincent surname appeared 53,095 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 18 people would have the surname Vincent.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vincent 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 Vincent

The surname Vincent originated in France, derived from the Latin name Vincentius, which itself comes from the Latin word vincens, meaning "conquering" or "overcoming." It can be traced back to the 3rd century AD.

The earliest recorded instances of the name come from various regions of France, including Normandy, Brittany, and Provence. In the 11th century Domesday Book, a record of landowners in England after the Norman Conquest, there are references to individuals with the surname Vincent or similar spellings like Vincentius.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Saint Vincent of Saragossa, a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Spain who was executed during the Diocletian Persecution. Another notable early figure was Vincent of Lérins, a 5th-century Gallic monk and author who wrote the Commonitorium, an important work on the development of Christian doctrine.

In the Middle Ages, the surname Vincent was associated with several noble families in France, including the Seigneurs de Vinci in Provence, from which the famous Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) likely derived his surname.

Other notable historical figures with the surname Vincent include John Vincent (c. 1590-1671), an English writer and antiquary known for his work on English parish records; Gervase Vincent (1620-1698), an English Puritan minister and author; Nathaniel Vincent (1639-1697), an English Nonconformist minister and author; and Jean Vincent (1590-1649), a French Dominican friar and preacher.

The surname Vincent has also been associated with various place names in France, such as Vincennes, a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, and Vincentegem, a town in the Belgian province of East Flanders.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vincent

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

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

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