Explore the Family Name Beverage

The meaning of Beverage

Scottish: variant of Beveridge.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Beverage in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Beverage' decreased slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Beverage was ranked as the 21,295th most common surname in the United States while by 2010, it had slipped to the 23,222nd position, a decrease of approximately 9.05%. The number of people bearing this surname also declined during this period, dropping from 1,147 in 2000 to 1,098 in 2010, a drop of around 4.27%. Consequently, the proportion of the population with 'Beverage' as their last name for every 100,000 individuals also saw a decline of roughly 13.95%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,295	#23,222	-9.05%
Count	1,147	1,098	-4.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.37	-13.95%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beverage

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Beverage', the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. During this time frame, there was an increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic (from 1.74% to 4.01%) and those reporting two or more races (from 0.61% to 0.91%). In contrast, the percentage of those identifying as white fell slightly, from 96.08% to 93.44%. Additionally, the table indicates that in 2010, some bearers of the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, both groups were not represented in the 2000 census data. The representation of Black individuals fell from 1.05% to 0.73%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.08%	93.44%	-2.75%
Hispanic	1.74%	4.01%	130.46%
Two or More Races	0.61%	0.91%	49.18%
Black	1.05%	0.73%	-30.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.46%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.46%	0%