Explore the Family Name Coverson

The meaning of Coverson

African American: unexplained. This surname is found mainly in GA.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Coverson has slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Coverson was ranked 47,026 in terms of surname prevalence in the United States and had a count of 425 individuals. By 2010, the rank moved up to 46,314 with an increase of 1.51 percent and the count rose to 460, marking an increase of 8.24 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.16 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,026	#46,314	1.51%
Count	425	460	8.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coverson

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Coverson between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those bearing the surname identify as Black, although there has been a slight decrease of 3.61 percent in this demographic, going from 92.47 percent in 2000 to 89.13 percent in 2010. There has also been a substantial increase of 84.70 percent in those identifying as being of two or more races, moving from 3.53 percent to 6.52 percent. The percentage of those identifying as White has also seen a rise, increasing by 53.77 percent from 2.12 percent to 3.26 percent. However, there were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent identified with the Coverson surname during both census years. The Hispanic representation also dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	92.47%	89.13%	-3.61%
Two or More Races	3.53%	6.52%	84.7%
White	2.12%	3.26%	53.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.88%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%