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- Vail - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Vail
- Used in: 3 countries
The town in Colorado was named after Vail Pass, which in turn was named after highway engineer Charles Vail. The surname likely comes from the obsolete term vail, meaning "submission", of Anglo-Norman origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
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Vail
Rank #3270
Frequency
10,042 people (3.72 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 89.87% Hispanic 2.54% Black 4.85% Asian/PI 0.8% Native Am. 0.52% Two+ 1.42%
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