Last Name VEAL

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Meaning	Nickname: The veal, i.e. the calf.

Origin	English, Irish, South african

Rank	4,299 (2000 US census)	4,186 (1990 US census)

Count	7,632 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

47.52%, or 3627 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
48.44%, or 3697 total occurrences, as black,
0.5%, or 38 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.41%, or 31 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.6%, or 122 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.53%, or 117 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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