Venables

English

Etymology 1

Probably derived from Latin venabulum (“hunting spear”), in the sense of "hunting ground". The surname arrived in England through Norman.

Proper noun

Venables (countable and uncountable, plural Venableses)

1. A village in Eure department, Normandy, France.
2. A habitational surname from Norman.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Venables is the 38801^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Venables is most common among White (96.49%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Venables

1. plural of Venable

Further reading

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