Explore the Family Name Favre

The meaning of Favre

French: occupational name for a blacksmith or ironworker, from a regional form of Old French fevre (see Lefevre). Compare Farve and Faver. Some characteristic forenames: French Alphonse, Cecile, Chantal, Francoise, Jacques, Julien, Laurent.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Favre has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 20,260 in 2000 to 21,717 in 2010, marking a decrease of 7.19%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 1,222 in 2000 to 1,198 in 2010, signifying a decline of 1.96%. As a result, the proportion of the Favre surname per 100,000 people fell by 8.89%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,260	#21,717	-7.19%
Count	1,222	1,198	-1.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.41	-8.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Favre

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Favre, as revealed in the Decennial U.S. Census, experienced some shifts over the same decade. The data shows an increase in the percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races, rising by 32.93% and 32.14% respectively. Meanwhile, the proportion of Favre individuals identifying as White reduced slightly by 1.41%. There was a significant growth of 59.02% in the Hispanic population with this surname. The number of Black individuals with the Favre surname saw a minor reduction of 7.41%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native population with this surname experienced a significant drop of 31.63%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.51%	89.23%	-1.41%
Hispanic	2.05%	3.26%	59.02%
Two or More Races	1.96%	2.59%	32.14%
Black	2.7%	2.5%	-7.41%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.96%	1.34%	-31.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.82%	1.09%	32.93%