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

Vinzant, 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 Vinzant surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vinzant in America

Vinzant is the 23750th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vinzant surname appeared 1,065 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 Vinzant.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vinzant 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 Vinzant

The surname Vinzant is believed to have originated in the Rhineland region of Germany during the Middle Ages. It is thought to have derived from the German word "winzer," which means "vintner" or "wine grower." This suggests that the name was likely first borne by someone who worked in the wine-making industry or lived near a vineyard.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Vinzant can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of medieval documents from the Anhalt region of Germany. In this codex, a man named Henricus Vinzant is mentioned in a document dated 1324. This suggests that the name was already established in the region by the 14th century.

The Vinzant surname later spread to other parts of Europe, including France and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, the name was sometimes spelled as "Vinzant" or "Vinzand." A notable Dutch bearer of the name was Jan Vinzant, a merchant and ship owner who lived in Amsterdam in the 17th century.

As the name spread across Europe, it also made its way to England, where it was often anglicized to "Vincent" or "Vincent." One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name in England was William Vinzant, who was born in Yorkshire in 1618.

In the 18th century, the Vinzant surname began appearing in colonial America, carried by German and Dutch immigrants. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in America was that of Jacob Vinzant, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1734.

Other notable bearers of the Vinzant surname throughout history include:

1. Heinrich Vinzant (c. 1450-1520), a German poet and humanist scholar.
2. Pieter Vinzant (1588-1648), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still-life paintings.
3. Marie Vinzant (1774-1846), a French novelist and playwright.
4. John Vinzant (1811-1892), an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee.
5. Wilhelm Vinzant (1870-1942), a German architect known for his work on several churches and public buildings in Berlin.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vinzant

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

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

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