How Many People Have the Last Name Vernon?
people had the surname Vernon in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 16,863 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+213 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Vernon (76.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Vernon ranks #1,537. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 78.7% to 76.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Vernon grew from 17,267 people in 2000 to 17,480 in 2010 (up 1.2%), and its rank fell from #1,911 to #2,070. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.4 to 5.93 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 17,267 | 17,480 |
| Rank | #1,911 | #2,070 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.4 | 5.93 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Vernon
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Vernon: V655
👤 Vernon as a First Name
Vernon is a first name too: about 56,157 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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