Veness Surname
Approximately 1,788 people bear this surname
Veness Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Venice'; an early importation; compare Jannaway and Lombard. Lower quotes, 'Stephen de Venuse, miles,' but gives no reference.
John de Venuz, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Leonard de Venetia.
Read More About This SurnameVeness Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 612 | 1:91,043 | 9,811 |
| Australia | 579 | 1:46,625 | 5,835 |
| United States | 376 | 1:963,987 | 71,704 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 418 | 1:58,314 | 6,866 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
Veness (61) may also be a first name.
Veness Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Venice'; an early importation; compare Jannaway and Lombard. Lower quotes, 'Stephen de Venuse, miles,' but gives no reference.
John de Venuz, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Leonard de Venetia. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
It is interesting to note that all the above forms exist in Sussex, where the surname has long been established.
1623. Married — Henry Venus and Anne Starte: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1787. — Thomas Venes and Elizabeth Grocal: St. George, Hanover Square.
John Venus, 1745: Blair's History of Alnwick.
It may be added that Venus, representing the goddess of love, became a baptismal name; but far too late to have any influence upon surnames.
1631. Married — John Cotton and Venus Levat: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1756. Buried — Love Venus Rivers: St. Peter, Cornhill.
By Archbishop Peckham's law the minister could have refused to baptize either of the above. 'The minister shall take care not to permit wanton names, which being pronounced do sound to lasciviousness, to be given to children baptized, especially of the female sex; and if otherwise it be done, the same shall be changed by the bishop at confirmation.'
(Anglo-French-Latin) One from Venice, Ital. Venezia, Latin Venetia [from the people-name Veneti, whowere poss. named from the colour of their costume— Latin venetus, bluish] Leonard de Venetia.—Close Rolls.
1. See Venus. 2. Venice, the Italian city?
De Venuse occurs as a surname, 31. Edw. I.-Steph. de Venuse miles. This name, by the suppression of the territorial de, and the final e, would become identical with the designation of the goddess of beauty. The locality of Venuse is unknown.
As an English surname, doubtless the same as Veness, and the IT. S. names Winas and Winaus; perhaps from Venice. Under "Venus," Lower says, "De Venuse occurs as a surname, 31 Edw. I. —Step. de Venuse miles." Ferguson thinks Venus may be from the surname Venn and house, or ness, a promontory.
For Venus, or De Venoix. William Marescallus de Venoix, or Venois, held from Philip Augustus in Normandy (MSAN, v. 176). See Hastings. Robert de Venuiz occurs in Wilts 1130. Leonard de V. held a barony in Essex 1165 (Lib. Niger).
From the Flemish, Van Esse, Vanesse; a personal name.
Veness: a Venetian. There is a pretty English folk-song found on broadsides, but still sung by our peasantry, that plays on the interchangeableness of Venus and Veness. “She was named the Virgin Dove, With a lading all of love, And she signall’d that for Venus [Venice] she was bound.
But a pilot who should steer, She required—for sore her fear, Lest without one she should chance to run aground.’
Veness Demographics
Average Veness Salary in
United States
$47,293 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Veness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veness Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Veness (Russian: Венесс) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Veness.
How Common Is The Last Name Veness? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 226,928th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,075,809 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 37 percent of Veness live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 61 people.
This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 612 people, or 1 in 91,043. In England it is mostly found in: East Sussex, where 29 percent live, Kent, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Barring England Veness exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.
Veness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Veness has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Veness surname grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 874 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Veness Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Veness last name are 6.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.13% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Veness earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 757.87% more than the national average, earning R 2,038,630 per year; in United States they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $47,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $49,279 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Veness Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Veness in the Russian language | ||
| Венесс | veness | - |
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