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.
- antepavelicVeress Demographics
Average Veress Salary in
United States
$44,174 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Veress Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veress Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Veress (Russian: Вересс) is most common in Hungary. It can be rendered as: Verešs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Veress? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 88,439th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,341,595 people. The last name Veress is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Veress are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.
It is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 3,631 people, or 1 in 2,703. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Budapest, where 28 percent are found, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 23 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Hungary this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Veress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Veress has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Veress last name expanded 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 US average, with 66.67% registered with 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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