Venable is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Venable
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

Venable is the variant of Venables. The progenitor of the great Cheshire family was a tenant under Hugh Lupus, temp. William I, whom he had probably accompanied to the Conquest of England. The name is local, from Venables, a parish in the arrondissement of Louviers, in Normandy.

One who came from Venables or Vognoles, i.e., vine-yard, in France.

Venable is a form of Venables. One who came from Venables or Vognoles, i.e., vine-yard, in France.

How popular is Venable?

Venable is common in United States.

Venable is ranked 36981 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Venable bearers increased by 1.8 per cent in 2010 US census to 10333 since 2000, the surname slipped by 224 spots and ranked at 3458. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.02 75.53
Black 20.98 20.63
Hispanic or Latino 2.39 1.47
Others 1.79 1.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.54 0.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.28 0.3
Venable is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Andorra is ahead in terms of density. Around 14276 people have been found who wears Venable as their family name. Venable is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Venable:
3,228 United States14,118
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
38,948 Canada82
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
64,828 England37
93,242 Australia13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,259 Andorra10

Venable Namesakes

  • Abraham Watkins Venable, nineteenth-century US politician and lawyer
  • Richard Venable, American politician currently serving as Sullivan County Mayor
  • William W. Venable, U.S. Representative from Mississippi
  • Francis Preston Venable, chemist, educator
  • Noe Venable, experimental folk/pop singer-songwriter
  • Max Venable, American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter
  • Abraham B. Venable, representative and senator from Virginia
  • James L. Venable, American composer
  • William Henry Venable, American author and educator
  • Robert Venable, producer, mixer, engineer
  • Edward Carrington Venable, U.S. Representative from Virginia

Venable Namesakes

  • Abraham Watkins Venable, nineteenth-century US politician and lawyer
  • Richard Venable, American politician currently serving as Sullivan County Mayor
  • William W. Venable, U.S. Representative from Mississippi
  • Francis Preston Venable, chemist, educator
  • Noe Venable, experimental folk/pop singer-songwriter
  • Max Venable, American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter
  • Abraham B. Venable, representative and senator from Virginia
  • James L. Venable, American composer
  • William Henry Venable, American author and educator
  • Robert Venable, producer, mixer, engineer
  • Edward Carrington Venable, U.S. Representative from Virginia

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