Venable Surname

36,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

Venable Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'from Venables, a parish in the arrondissement of Louviers, in Normandy' (Lower). One of this family was tenant under Hugh Lupus, temp. William I, so we may say he 'came over with the Conqueror.

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Venable Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,1201:25,6703,229
Canada821:449,33638,948
England371:1,505,89364,828
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2111:22,7132,847

Venable (84) may also be a first name.

Venable Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'from Venables, a parish in the arrondissement of Louviers, in Normandy' (Lower). One of this family was tenant under Hugh Lupus, temp. William I, so we may say he 'came over with the Conqueror.'

William de Venables, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1616. Thomas Venables, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1621. Richard Venables, Southamptonshire: ibid.

1690. Married — Ann Venables: St. Antholin, Budge Row, London.

1754. — John Venable: ibid.

1791. Married — John Venables and Elizabeth Norman: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Welsh) One who came from Venables or Vignoles (vineyard), in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The progenitor of the great Cheshire family was a tenant under Hugh Lupus, temp, William I., whom he had probably accompanied to the Conquest of England. The name is local, from Venables, a parish in the arrondissement of Louviers, in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The ancient and notable family of Venables is now established, as it has been for ages, in Cheshire and Shropshire, and it also occurs in North Wales. The parent stock seems to be that of Kinderton in Cheshire, of which the family possessed the lordship from the time of William the Conqueror to the end of the 17th century; Gilbert de Venables was the Norman founder of this family (O.). The Shropshire representatives were probably derived originally from the Cheshire stock. Thomas Venables was a Cheshire gentleman who contributed £25 to the Spanish Armada Fund in 1588 (Sp.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The ancient and influential family of De Venables or Venables was represented in the county in the 13th and 14th centuries (E. and H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Venable Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Venable Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Venable is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Venable? popularity and diffusion

The surname Venable is the 36,938th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 510,404 people. The surname Venable occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Venable live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Venable is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 84 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 14,120 people, or 1 in 25,670. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Louisiana, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Venable Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Venable has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Venable last name rose 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Venable Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Venable surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Venable surname are 9.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Venable earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning $40,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.95% less than the national average, earning $44,243 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venables937,892/
Veneable9345/
Veanable933/
Venaeble931/
Venaable931/
Veinable931/
Venablee930/
Veneables882/
Vanable86122/
Venoble8622/
Veneble8613/
Benable8612/
Vinable8612/
Venavle8612/
Venabel867/
Vonable861/
Venabla860/
Fenables8036/
Venavles803/
Veneible801/
Benabler800/
Vinables800/
Venablis800/
Vannable800/
Vanabelle7530/
Benabla71185/
Fonable7151/
Vinabil714/
Benabel713/
Benabil712/
Benabli711/
Wenabli711/
Venavla711/
Benavle711/
Wanable710/
Vaneble710/
Vignoble67216/
Benaabla6710/
Benhabel672/
Benhabilles671/
Vannoble671/

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