Explore the Family Name Deavers

The meaning of Deavers

Irish: variant of Deaver, with the addition of the English patronymic suffix -s.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Deavers has slightly decreased over a ten-year period from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Deavers was ranked 16,349 in terms of commonality, and by 2010 it had shifted slightly to rank 16,570, signifying a change of -1.35%. Despite this decrease in rank, the number of individuals carrying the Deavers name increased by 6.78% from 1,622 in 2000 to 1,732 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced minor fluctuation, decreasing by -1.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,349	#16,570	-1.35%
Count	1,622	1,732	6.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.59	-1.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deavers

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Deavers has also shown some changes over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of those who carried the Deavers surname identified as White (94.14%), which saw a slight decrease to 91.22% by 2010. Those identifying as Black under the Deavers name rose from 2.65% in 2000 to 3.98% in 2010, while those identifying as Hispanic also increased from 1.05% to 1.96%. The percentage of Deavers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 0.55% to 0.40%. Interestingly, there was also an increase in the number of individuals identifying as two or more races, from 1.17% in 2000 to 1.85% in 2010. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native population holding the Deavers name grew from 0.43% to 0.58%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.14%	91.22%	-3.1%
Black	2.65%	3.98%	50.19%
Hispanic	1.05%	1.96%	86.67%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.85%	58.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.43%	0.58%	34.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	0.4%	-27.27%