Vernier Surname
Approximately 10,799 people bear this surname
Vernier Surname Definition:
(French-Teut.) French forms of the Old Teutonic Warenher(i,Warinhar(i [v. under Warin, and + Old Saxon O.H.Ger. heri, hari = Old English here = Gothic harji-s = Old Norse herr, army] William Verner.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1284.
Cp.
Read More About This SurnameVernier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6,972 | 1:9,527 | 894 |
| United States | 1,598 | 1:226,820 | 21,913 |
| Brazil | 582 | 1:367,825 | 14,049 |
| Canada | 376 | 1:97,994 | 10,662 |
| Italy | 332 | 1:184,207 | 27,295 |
| Switzerland | 272 | 1:30,195 | 4,533 |
| Haiti | 105 | 1:101,751 | 4,917 |
| Belgium | 70 | 1:164,238 | 22,550 |
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Luxembourg | 31 | 1:18,727 | 4,129 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Venezuela | 26 | 1:1,161,695 | 16,759 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Croatia | 25 | 1:169,144 | 21,748 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| El Salvador | 9 | 1:704,876 | 3,399 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 261 | 1:192,409 | 16,879 |
The alternate forms: Verñier (1) are calculated separately.
Vernier (85) may also be a first name.
Vernier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Teut.) French forms of the Old Teutonic Warenher(i,Warinhar(i [v. under Warin, and + Old Saxon O.H.Ger. heri, hari = Old English here = Gothic harji-s = Old Norse herr, army] William Verner.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1284.
Cp. Garnier1.
This pers. name occurs in the Doubs place-name Vernierfontaine.
(French) see Verner in Dict.
(French, English) Descendant of Warinhari (protection, army).
Vernier Demographics
Average Male Vernier Height
176.62 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vernier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vernier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vernier (Arabic: رنية) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Verñier. For other potential spellings of Vernier click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vernier? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 47,837th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 674,835 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Vernier live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 85 people.
It is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 6,972 people, or 1 in 9,527. In France it is most numerous in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 26 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent reside. Not including France Vernier exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.
Vernier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vernier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vernier last name expanded 612 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vernier Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vernier surname are 2.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.5% registered with the party.
The amount Vernier earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning €28,296 per year; in United States they earn 11.5% more than the national average, earning $48,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning $42,302 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vernier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vernier in the Arabic language | ||
| رنية | rnyt | - |
| رنيه | rnyh | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vernier
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis