as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, in origin a Norman baronial name from any of various places so called from Gaulish elements meaning ‘place of alders’ (compare Vere).
| 517th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 98,269
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 138,068
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Vernon per capita
- 1920
- marked the height of its popularity
0.06%
99.94%
61%
55+
55+
32%
30-54
30-54
5%
13-29
13-29
2%
0-12
0-12
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