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

Vinje, 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 Vinje surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vinje in America

Vinje is the 47186th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vinje surname appeared 450 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 Vinje.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vinje 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 Vinje

The surname VINJE is of Norwegian origin and dates back to the 16th century. It is believed to be a toponymic name, derived from the Norwegian word "vinjer," which means "meadows" or "pastures." The name likely originated in the area of Vinje, a municipality located in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in southern Norway.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name VINJE can be found in the "Diplomatorium Norvegicum," a collection of Norwegian medieval documents from the 12th to the 16th centuries. In this collection, there is a reference to a person named "Thorir a Vinje" in the year 1563.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name VINJE appeared in various parish registers and census records in Norway. Notable individuals from this period include Nils Vinje (1638-1718), a farmer and landowner in the Vinje area, and Kirsti Vinje (1712-1788), a prominent figure in the local community known for her philanthropic work.

In the 19th century, the name VINJE gained wider recognition due to the poet and author Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818-1870), who was born in the Vinje municipality. Vinje was a significant figure in the Norwegian romantic nationalist movement and is considered one of the most influential writers of his time.

Another notable bearer of the surname VINJE was Henrik Vinje (1865-1938), a Norwegian-American author and journalist who immigrated to the United States in the late 19th century. He played a crucial role in promoting Norwegian-American literature and culture.

Other individuals with the surname VINJE include Nils Vinje (1887-1974), a Norwegian writer and editor, and Astrid Vinje (1901-1982), a Norwegian politician and the first female member of the Storting (Norwegian parliament) from the county of Vestfold.

While the surname VINJE is predominantly found in Norway and among Norwegian-American communities, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and intermarriage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vinje

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

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

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