Explore the Family Name Everheart

The meaning of Everheart

Americanized form of Dutch Everhardt or German Eberhardt.

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

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Everheart has seen significant growth from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Everheart was ranked 55,609 in terms of popularity, and by 2010 it had risen to a rank of 51,176, showing an increase of nearly 8%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased during this period, with the count rising from 345 in 2000 to 407 in 2010, a raise of almost 18%. The proportion per 100,000 people also slightly grew by approximately 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,609	#51,176	7.97%
Count	345	407	17.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.14	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Everheart

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the Everheart surname is most commonly associated with White ethnicity, followed by Black ethnicity. From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White increased from 58.55% to 63.14%, while those identifying as Black decreased from 36.52% to 30.22%. Over the same decade, there was a notable rise in the Hispanic community, which saw an increase of over 130% from 2.03% to 4.67%. Meanwhile, the number of individuals identifying as Two or More Races rose by 35.86%, while instances of the surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander community remained at zero. Significantly, there was a complete drop in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, falling from 1.45% to zero in these ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	58.55%	63.14%	7.84%
Black	36.52%	30.22%	-17.25%
Hispanic	2.03%	4.67%	130.05%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.97%	35.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.45%	0%	-100%