Venour Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Venour Surname Definition:

V. Venner.

Venour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Venour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Venner.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old French, A hunter. Le Venour. Le Venur. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Norman name: Vendres; a local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Venour: the hunter; whence Fenner.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Venour: also a huntsman. The Grosvenour, or head-huntsman, was the ancestor of the Grosvenor family. There were seven Venatores mentioned in Domesday, some bearing Saxon names; but the ancestor of the Grosvenors was Ralph Venator, one of the attendant Barons on Hugh Lupus, who held Stapleford under the Earl.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Venour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Venour occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Venour? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Venour reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England Venour is primarily found in: Greater London, where 68 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 23 percent live and Essex, where 2 percent live. Beside England Venour exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Venour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Venour has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Venour Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Venour earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 79.25% more than the national average, earning $77,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 113.8% more than the national average, earning $106,223 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venor91103/
Venur917/
Benour831,919/
Venohr83945/
Venord8383/
Vinour8353/
Venure8323/
Venoor8320/
Venore8311/
Venhor838/
Venort835/
Venhur835/
Vengor833/
Venaur832/
Vhenor832/
Veenor832/
Veneur832/
Venoer831/
Venoir830/
Uenour830/
Vengoor77240/
Benoure7733/
Behnour7717/
Vinourd7711/
Benhour772/
Venorth771/
Besnour771/
Mpenour771/
Benourd770/
Venauer770/
Benur732,736/
Wenur73812/
Benor73264/
Venar73105/
Vinor7316/
Wenor7316/
Vynor736/
Vinur731/
Vénor731/
Venhauer7172/
Veinauer7116/
Veagneur714/
Vesnauer712/
Venurova711/
Benaouer711/
Benayour711/
Veenorth711/
Beinhour710/
Venier675,910/
Venard671,297/
Benore67441/
Benhur67391/
Vejnar67306/
Benure67236/
Benoir67208/
Weinor67197/
Vitnor67122/
Vengar6763/
Venart6748/
Bengur6748/
Begnor6746/
Veneer6745/
Beinor6736/
Venatr6733/
Venair6730/
Vetnar6726/
Veynar6723/
Beynor6722/
Vinohr6720/
Benaur6717/
Benohr6715/
Venare6715/
Huenur6714/
Benord6713/
Wesnor6710/
Veinhauer6710/
Benort6710/
Wengur6710/
Venhar679/
Veinar678/
Benoor677/
Bienor677/
Beanor676/
Bengor676/
Wejnor676/
Vainur675/
Vegnar675/
Visnor674/
Beynur674/
Vinord674/
Binour674/
Vinourova673/
Bhenur673/
Behnur673/
Vainor673/
Vinoor673/
Vignor673/
Wegnor673/
Benhor673/
Benoer673/
Veneir672/
Vinore672/
Weynourth672/
Benurd672/
Venyer672/
Vesnar672/
Benorz672/
Vynhur672/
Benosr672/
Venear671/
Benuer671/
Wienor671/
Vinort671/
Beinur671/
Beneur671/
Huenor671/
Vienar671/
Vejnár671/
Bejnor671/
Beunor671/
Beenor670/
Weanor670/
Beanur670/
Betnor670/
Winour670/
Wynour670/
Weenur670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Venour
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