Venables
English
editEtymology 1
editProbably derived from Latin venabulum (“hunting spear”), in the sense of "hunting ground". The surname arrived in England through Norman.
Proper noun
editVenables (countable and uncountable, plural Venableses)
- A village in the Eure department, Normandy, France.
- A habitational surname from Norman.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Venables is the 38801st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Venables is most common among White (96.49%) individuals.
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editVenables
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Venables”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.