Veress Surname
Approximately 5,432 people bear this surname
Veress Surname User-submission:
The name Veres originally means 'bloody'. Written as Véres. It comes from wartime, mostly with the Turks.
It doesn't mean 'red'. The older word for red is vörös. This variant on red comes from véres, because blood is, of course, red.
Read More About This SurnameVeress Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3,631 | 1:2,703 | 306 |
| Romania | 1,465 | 1:13,705 | 1,753 |
| United States | 123 | 1:2,946,821 | 172,836 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Verešs (1) are calculated separately.
Veress (10) may also be a first name.
Veress Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Veres originally means 'bloody'. Written as Véres. It comes from wartime, mostly with the Turks.
It doesn't mean 'red'. The older word for red is vörös. This variant on red comes from véres, because blood is, of course, red. But the words are different.
- nameit49Means 'red' in an old dialect.
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Veress Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veress Come From? nationality or country of origin
Veress (Russian: Вересс) occurs most in Hungary. It may occur as: Verešs. Click here to see other potential spellings of Veress.
How Common Is The Last Name Veress? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 88,439th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,341,595 people. Veress is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Veress live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Veress is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is carried by 3,631 people, or 1 in 2,703. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 28 percent reside, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 23 percent reside and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Hungary this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Veress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Veress has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Veress last name grew 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Veress Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Veress are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Veress earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 141.96% more than the national average, earning R 574,992 per year; in United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $47,895 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Veress Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Veress in the Russian language | ||
| Вересс | veress | - |
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