Last Names That Start With V
These last names that start with V come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 3,861 surnames beginning with V; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
V holds 3,861 surnames, led by Vasquez at rank 143. Vargas, Valdez and Vega follow, giving the letter a lively, rolling sound.
Vasquez and Vazquez sound the same but are spelled with different middle letters, and families often care which one is used. Velasquez is another long cousin of that pattern. Vaughn is short and quiet, with a silent GH.
The prefix Van belongs to this letter on the wider list. It is written with or without a space, and sometimes capitalized differently.
- Surnames starting with V
- 3,861
- Most common
- Vasquez 159,989 people
- National rank of the top one
- #143
100 most common last names that start with V
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasquez | #143 | 159,989 |
| 2 | Vargas | #221 | 123,952 |
| 3 | Valdez | #283 | 98,610 |
| 4 | Vega | #318 | 87,728 |
| 5 | Vaughn | #327 | 85,037 |
| 6 | Vazquez | #328 | 84,926 |
| 7 | Velasquez | #525 | 57,163 |
| 8 | Vincent | #608 | 50,628 |
| 9 | Villarreal | #613 | 50,351 |
| 10 | Valencia | #616 | 50,026 |
| 11 | Vance | #686 | 45,763 |
| 12 | Villanueva | #703 | 44,570 |
| 13 | Valenzuela | #711 | 43,770 |
| 14 | Velez | #727 | 42,820 |
| 15 | Velazquez | #789 | 40,030 |
| 16 | Villa | #797 | 39,402 |
| 17 | Valentine | #834 | 37,669 |
| 18 | Vaughan | #837 | 37,591 |
| 19 | Villegas | #917 | 34,684 |
| 20 | Vang | #982 | 32,333 |
| 21 | Vogel | #1,052 | 30,388 |
| 22 | Villalobos | #1,188 | 27,107 |
| 23 | Ventura | #1,196 | 26,769 |
| 24 | Vigil | #1,224 | 26,224 |
| 25 | Vu | #1,247 | 25,828 |
| 26 | Vo | #1,296 | 24,956 |
| 27 | Vinson | #1,318 | 24,557 |
| 28 | Vera | #1,319 | 24,553 |
| 29 | Velasco | #1,411 | 23,114 |
| 30 | Valle | #1,415 | 23,039 |
| 31 | Vickers | #1,535 | 21,544 |
| 32 | Vela | #1,603 | 20,569 |
| 33 | Voss | #1,618 | 20,291 |
| 34 | Varela | #1,664 | 19,672 |
| 35 | Vogt | #1,863 | 17,739 |
| 36 | Varner | #1,910 | 17,274 |
| 37 | Vernon | #1,911 | 17,267 |
| 38 | Vandyke | #2,019 | 16,474 |
| 39 | Valadez | #2,064 | 16,083 |
| 40 | Valdes | #2,139 | 15,567 |
| 41 | Valentin | #2,265 | 14,720 |
| 42 | Venegas | #2,271 | 14,677 |
| 43 | Vann | #2,280 | 14,602 |
| 44 | Vallejo | #2,296 | 14,484 |
| 45 | Vick | #2,368 | 14,009 |
| 46 | Vidal | #2,395 | 13,867 |
| 47 | Vanhorn | #2,421 | 13,716 |
| 48 | Vitale | #2,593 | 12,826 |
| 49 | Van | #2,653 | 12,531 |
| 50 | Valdivia | #2,871 | 11,484 |
| 51 | Vest | #2,904 | 11,368 |
| 52 | Vergara | #3,063 | 10,844 |
| 53 | Valles | #3,170 | 10,388 |
| 54 | Villasenor | #3,214 | 10,190 |
| 55 | Venable | #3,234 | 10,150 |
| 56 | Valerio | #3,248 | 10,098 |
| 57 | Vail | #3,270 | 10,042 |
| 58 | Victor | #3,282 | 10,015 |
| 59 | Vines | #3,339 | 9,823 |
| 60 | Vieira | #3,571 | 9,129 |
| 61 | Vaught | #3,627 | 9,004 |
| 62 | Vickery | #3,664 | 8,907 |
| 63 | Viera | #3,749 | 8,686 |
| 64 | Volk | #3,772 | 8,628 |
| 65 | Villareal | #3,797 | 8,577 |
| 66 | Varney | #3,802 | 8,563 |
| 67 | Vue | #3,822 | 8,528 |
| 68 | Vetter | #3,860 | 8,450 |
| 69 | Volpe | #4,084 | 8,028 |
| 70 | Vargo | #4,104 | 7,990 |
| 71 | Vanmeter | #4,109 | 7,981 |
| 72 | Valenti | #4,192 | 7,840 |
| 73 | Veal | #4,299 | 7,632 |
| 74 | Vanwinkle | #4,301 | 7,630 |
| 75 | Villagomez | #4,334 | 7,584 |
| 76 | Valladares | #4,369 | 7,516 |
| 77 | Vuong | #4,556 | 7,148 |
| 78 | Voigt | #4,584 | 7,092 |
| 79 | Vaccaro | #4,828 | 6,672 |
| 80 | Valente | #4,838 | 6,657 |
| 81 | Valverde | #4,863 | 6,628 |
| 82 | Vollmer | #4,931 | 6,549 |
| 83 | Vanover | #4,991 | 6,453 |
| 84 | Vandenberg | #5,035 | 6,395 |
| 85 | Valdovinos | #5,047 | 6,375 |
| 86 | Vicente | #5,049 | 6,374 |
| 87 | Velarde | #5,056 | 6,367 |
| 88 | Viola | #5,064 | 6,353 |
| 89 | Vanderpool | #5,126 | 6,284 |
| 90 | Vanpelt | #5,135 | 6,270 |
| 91 | Valentino | #5,263 | 6,083 |
| 92 | Villalpando | #5,307 | 6,041 |
| 93 | Vandiver | #5,375 | 5,965 |
| 94 | Vansickle | #5,422 | 5,913 |
| 95 | Varga | #5,423 | 5,912 |
| 96 | Vaca | #5,485 | 5,831 |
| 97 | Vanburen | #5,521 | 5,789 |
| 98 | Villatoro | #5,572 | 5,720 |
| 99 | Voorhees | #5,635 | 5,650 |
| 100 | Vestal | #5,707 | 5,570 |
Short last names that start with V
- Vega
- Vang
- Vu
- Vo
- Vera
- Vela
- Voss
- Vogt
- Vann
- Vick
- Van
- Vest
- Vail
- Volk
- Vue
- Veal
- Vaca
- Vice
- Volz
- Via
Long last names with V
- Villarreal
- Villanueva
- Valenzuela
- Villalobos
- Villasenor
- Villagomez
- Valladares
- Vandenberg
- Valdovinos
- Vanderpool
- Villalpando
- Vermillion
- Vanbuskirk
- Viramontes
- Vaillancourt
- Vanlandingham
Uncommon last names that start with V
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Vergara
- Valles
- Villasenor
- Venable
- Valerio
- Vail
- Victor
- Vines
- Vieira
- Vaught
- Vickery
- Viera
- Volk
- Villareal
- Varney
- Vue
- Vetter
- Volpe
- Vargo
- Vanmeter
- Valenti
- Veal
- Vanwinkle
- Villagomez
- Valladares
- Vuong
- Voigt
- Vaccaro
- Valente
- Valverde
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with V?
Vasquez, shared by 159,989 people in the US Census count, ranked #143 among all surnames.
How many last names start with V?
The Census list has 3,861 surnames starting with V that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with V?
Less common real surnames include Vergara, Valles, Villasenor, Venable, Valerio, Vail.
What are short last names that start with V?
Vega, Vang, Vu, Vo, Vera, Vela, Voss, Vogt.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.