Velasques is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Velasques
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

Lastname Velasques is a variation of the Velasquez. The sluggish, slow or weak person.

Variant form of the Vasquez. One who came from the Basque country; one who tended ewes, a shepherd.

How popular is Velasques?

Velasques is common in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, United States, Argentina, Peru, Honduras, Bolivia, Philippines, Nicaragua.

Velasques is ranked 67331 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Velasquess grew by 44.12 per cent to 1091 since 2000 and ranked 23333 after elevating 6088 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 93.68 93.79
White 2.84 2.77
Black 2.38 1.98
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.73 0.66
Velasques is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil however Honduras lie ahead in terms of density. Around 7394 people have been found who wears Velasques as their family name. Velasques is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Velasques:
2,733 Brazil2,922
3,370 Mexico1,538
Countries with hundreds of Velasques:
2,963 Colombia732
73,629 United States364
10,524 Argentina343
6,458 Peru311
1,019 Honduras277
2,384 Bolivia275
72,844 Philippines139
1,341 Nicaragua139
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,610 Venezuela71
6,835 Portugal66
8,825 Ecuador56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
152,033 France40
5,039 Guatemala37
5,250 Panama23
2,631 El Salvador17
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
205,175 Canada9
10,500 Paraguay6

Velasques Namesakes

  • Daniel Velasques, French athlete

Velasques Namesakes

  • Daniel Velasques, French athlete

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