Explore the Family Name Evatt

The meaning of Evatt

English (Leicestershire): from the Middle English personal names Evet or Evot, pet forms of the female personal name Eve. Compare Evett.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Evatt has shown an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 22,039th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 20,996th spot, a rise of approximately 4.73%. The number of individuals bearing the Evatt surname also grew during this time period, with a count of 1096 in 2000 rising to 1253 by 2010, marking a significant increase of 14.32%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.41 named Evatt in 2000, and this figure slightly increased to 0.42 by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,039	#20,996	4.73%
Count	1,096	1,253	14.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.42	2.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Evatt

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Evatt according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, we observe some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the vast majority of those carrying the surname, about 96.26%, identified as White, but this decreased to 92.98% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic and Black also saw increases, from 1.09% and 1.19% respectively in 2000, to 1.44% and 1.60% in 2010. Notably, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a sizable increase, from 0.73% in 2000 to 1.12% in 2010. More diversity is seen with the introduction of Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races in 2010, where previously none were recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	92.98%	-3.41%
Two or More Races	0%	2%	0%
Black	1.19%	1.6%	34.45%
Hispanic	1.09%	1.44%	32.11%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.73%	1.12%	53.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.88%	0%