Veer is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Veer
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Variant form of Weir. The Weirs of Lesmahago, Blackwood, etc., in Lanarkshire, claim descent from the great baronial family of De Vere, having been founded in Scotland by Baltredus de Vere, in the reign of Malcolm IV, about the middle of the twelfth century. From documents quoted in Chambers' Caledonia, it appears that the name Vere, or Weir, was by no means uncommon among the Norman settlers in Scotland, in that century. It is, however, probable, that some families of this name derive it from residence at a weir, or fishing-dam, in a river. The Hundred Rolls' form, At-Were, strengthens this etymology.

The form of Ver. The great, strong, or powerful.

Of the ferry.

The family name is form of Weir. Dweller near a dam or fish trap.

The family name Veer is a variation of Dever. Descendant of the successful one; grandson of Dubhodhar meaning "black Odhar".

Veer is the variant form of the Vere. Same as Ware meaning "enclosure, wier or dam, fish-pond".

Variation of Weir. The sirname of Weir is ancient with us, as Sir James Dalrymple observes in his Collections. Ranulphus de Weir is mentioned in the registers of Kelso, Paisley, and Murray, to have lived in the time of King William (the Lyon), and Thomas de Weir in the reign of Alexander II.

How popular is Veer?

Veer is common in India, Netherlands, United States, Iran, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Egypt, Russia, United Arab Emirates.

Veer is ranked 13121 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Veers grew by 8.66 per cent to 251 since 2000 and ranked 76533 after elevating 689 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.26 90.91
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 9.56 6.06
Others 2.39 0
Veer is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Aruba is ahead in terms of density. Around 42742 people have been found who wears Veer as their family name. Veer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Veer:
1,551 India38,369
Countries with thousands of Veer:
1,337 Netherlands1,680
Countries with hundreds of Veer:
59,911 United States470
16,408 Iran375
13,551 Canada283
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
38,630 Germany188
28,715 Egypt183
83,965 Russia128
7,062 United Arab Emirates118
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,183 Pakistan90
23,655 Romania80
56,162 South Africa64
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
56,182 England46
396 Aruba37
131,727 Nigeria35
8,109 Estonia31
12,360 Afghanistan21
11,611 Singapore21
61,770 Malaysia20
5,642 Suriname19
16,023 Qatar16
352,754 Thailand15
11,030 Taiwan14
40,181 Hungary13
97,973 Australia12
39,375 Norway11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,186 Sri Lanka9
13,537 Bangladesh9
33,029 New Zealand9
8,227 Mauritius8
77,603 Belarus8
283,701 Ukraine8
98,400 Belgium7
486,533 Brazil6
116,183 Sweden6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Leoke Veer worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 61 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on Hermann and arrived on April 1, 1881. 27 years old Angella Veer, Farmer Maria Veer, Eiloine Veer, Ellater Veer, aged 52, Eooo Veer (17) Farmer, 5 years old Ernestine Veer, Johanne Veer, aged 26, Nanco. Veer, aged 20, and 3 other Veer around 62.5% of whom were farmer migrated to US.

Veer Namesakes

  • Albert Vander Veer, pioneering American surgeon
  • Jan Evert Veer, former water polo player from the Netherlands
  • Jeroen van der Veer, He currently serves as Chairman of Philips
  • Kelly van der Veer, Dutch television personality and singer

Veer Namesakes

  • Albert Vander Veer, pioneering American surgeon
  • Jan Evert Veer, former water polo player from the Netherlands
  • Jeroen van der Veer, He currently serves as Chairman of Philips
  • Kelly van der Veer, Dutch television personality and singer

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