Explore the Family Name Beverley

The meaning of Beverley

English (North eastern England): habitational name from the city in East Yorkshire, the name of which contains Old English beofor ‘beaver’, combined with a second element, licc, that may mean ‘stream’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Beverley" has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Beverley was ranked as the 24,061st most common surname in the United States. By 2010, it had climbed to the 22,346th position, marking a 7.13% increase in rank. The number of individuals bearing the Beverley surname also rose during this period from 978 to 1,153, a significant increase of 17.89%. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Beverley per 100,000 U.S. residents grew by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,061	#22,346	7.13%
Count	978	1,153	17.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.39	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beverley

The ethnic identity associated with the Beverley surname also changed between 2000 and 2010, according to Decennial U.S. Census data. A majority of individuals with the surname identified as White, though this percentage decreased slightly from 68% in 2000 to 64.87% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black made up the second-largest group, and their representation increased from 27.10% to 28.79%. Individuals of Hispanic ethnicity accounted for 2.35% in 2000 and saw a rise to 2.60% by 2010. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities also saw an increase from 1.84% to 2.78%. However, there were no reported individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	68%	64.87%	-4.6%
Black	27.1%	28.79%	6.24%
Two or More Races	1.84%	2.78%	51.09%
Hispanic	2.35%	2.6%	10.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%