How common is the last name Velez?

53,491 people in the United States have the last name Velez, about 1 in 5,588. It ranks #617 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

VELEZ

#617

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
53,491
About
1 in 5,588
This common or more
34.3%
Who bears it

Of the 53,491 people with the last name Velez, 90.8% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% as White and 1% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Velez

#615 Jefferson · 53,646#616 Davenport · 53,635#618 Monroe · 53,483#619 Copeland · 53,472

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Velez, most common first.

#4,664 Veliz · 7,374#6,140 Veloz · 5,350#67,846 Veles · 313#87,312 Veluz · 229#138,300 Velek · 125

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