Explore the Family Name Coven

The meaning of Coven

English: 1. (of Norman origin): from Old French covine ‘fraud, deceit’, hence an unflattering nickname for a trickster. 2. habitational name from a place in Staffordshire named Coven, of uncertain origin but perhaps denoting ‘(place) at the huts’ (Old English æt thæm cofum ‘at the huts’).

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

According to Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Coven has experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Coven was ranked the 39,824th most popular surname in the United States. By 2010, it had dropped to the 43,006th position, a decrease of approximately 8%. The number of individuals with this surname also declined by about 3%, from 519 in 2000 to 503 in 2010. Consequently, the representation of this surname per 100,000 people in the overall population fell by 10.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,824	#43,006	-7.99%
Count	519	503	-3.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coven

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals shifts between 2000 and 2010. While no persons of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity claimed the Coven surname in either year, there were notable changes among other ethnic identities. Individuals identifying as White decreased from 89.6% to 85.88%. There was a minor increase in those identifying as Black, rising from 7.13% to 7.95%. Those identifying with two or more races also rose significantly from 1.54% to 2.58%. Interestingly, the biggest change occurred in the Hispanic category, which saw an increase of over 128%, growing from 0.96% to 2.19%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.6%	85.88%	-4.15%
Black	7.13%	7.95%	11.5%
Two or More Races	1.54%	2.58%	67.53%
Hispanic	0.96%	2.19%	128.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%