Veblen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Veblen, the name of a farmstead in Vang, Innlandet.

Proper noun

Veblen (countable and uncountable, plural Veblens)

1. A surname from Norwegian.
2. A city in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States.

Derived terms

• Veblenian
• Veblen effect
• Veblen good

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Veblen is the 206520^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 97 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Veblen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.