The Violet surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 790 people carried this name — #29,768 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is down 5% from 835 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Violet surname
From violet, for a dyer or seller of purple cloth, or diminutive of viole, for a player of the viol.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Violet» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,241 people named Violet.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 78 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 44 people named Violet live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Violet,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pierre-Noël Violet 1749–1819 · artist -
Jean-Baptiste-Rose-Bonaventure Violet d'Épagny 1787–1868 · writer -
Gustave Violet 1873–1952 · architect -
Thomas Violet d. 1662 · writer
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Grave Violet 1577–1627
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Catherine Violet 1602–1658
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Violet.
- Viney 904 · U.S. census
- Vinson 25,341 · U.S. census
- Vinzant 1,065 · U.S. census
- Viol 122 · U.S. census
- Viola 6,616 · U.S. census
- Violante 1,210 · U.S. census
- Violette 3,411 · U.S. census
- Violi 265 · U.S. census
- Vire 306 · U.S. census
- Virgile 342 · U.S. census
- Virgili 278 · U.S. census
- Virgilio 1,292 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Violet is.
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