Explore the Family Name Caver

The meaning of Caver

Americanized form of German Kauffer, a variant of Kaufer.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Caver' dipped slightly between 2000 and 2010. Originally ranked 14,108 in popularity in 2000, it slipped to a rank of 14,970 in 2010, marking a decrease of 6.11%. In terms of count or number of individuals with this surname, it showed a marginal increase from 1,957 in 2000 to 1,975 in 2010, equating to a rise of 0.92%. However, when viewed as a proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of 'Caver' declined by 8.22%, from 0.73 to 0.67.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,108	#14,970	-6.11%
Count	1,957	1,975	0.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.67	-8.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caver

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Caver' saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as Black rose modestly from 56.57% to 58.38%, an increase of 3.20%. Those identifying as White decreased by 7.69%, from 38.89% to 35.90%. People identifying as Hispanic increased by 19.12%, albeit from a small base of 2.04% to 2.43%. The category of 'Two or more races' saw growth from 2.04% to 2.68%, an increase of 31.37%. A new emergence in the 2010 census was of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, who were not represented in the 2000 data but made up 0.61% in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.57%	58.38%	3.2%
White	38.89%	35.9%	-7.69%
Two or More Races	2.04%	2.68%	31.37%
Hispanic	2.04%	2.43%	19.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.61%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%