Explore the Family Name Farver

The meaning of Farver

1. Danish: occupational name for a dyer, from farve ‘color’. 2. Probably an Americanized form of German Farwer, a variant of Farber.

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

According to the Popularity table derived from data in the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Farver has seen a decrease in frequency from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Farver was ranked 19,376th in popularity among all surnames, but fell to the 21,895th position in 2010, marking a 13% drop. The total count of individuals with the Farver surname also declined during this period from 1,293 to 1,186, a decrease of roughly 8.28%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Farver per 100,000 also fell by about 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,376	#21,895	-13%
Count	1,293	1,186	-8.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.4	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Farver

The Ethnicity table, also based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, shows shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Farver surname from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage dropped from 93.97% in 2000 to 90.47% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black or Hispanic increased by 36.26% and 53.25% respectively. Notably, the percentage of people with the Farver surname who identified as belonging to two or more races rose dramatically, by almost 290%. No individuals with the Farver surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.97%	90.47%	-3.72%
Black	4.33%	5.9%	36.26%
Two or More Races	0.39%	1.52%	289.74%
Hispanic	0.77%	1.18%	53.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.54%	0%	0%