Last Name VENIS

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Meaning Local: Of Venice. It may be added that Venus, representing the goddess of love, became a baptismal name, but far too late to have any influence upon surnames. By Archbishop Peckham's law, the minister could have refused to baptize either of the Venus like names. 'The minister shall take care not to permit wanton names, which being pronounced do sound to lasciviousness, to be given to children baptized, especially female sex; and if otherwise it be done, the same shall be changed by the bishop at confirmation.'
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Romanian, Hungarian

Rank 62,961 (2000 US census)
Count 297 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.56%, or 266 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.69%, or 8 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.02%, or 6 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 4.38%, or 13 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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