LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Vela
Vela is the 1,431st most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 24,228 people carried it, about 8.1 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Vela are Hispanic.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Hispanic90.5%
White7.8%
Asian American0.7%
Multiracial0.4%
Native American0.3%
Black0.3%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#1,503
19,897
2000
#1,603
20,569
2010
#1,396
25,414
2020
#1,431
24,228