Explore the Family Name Fawver

The meaning of Fawver

Variant of Fauber, a surname of German origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fawver has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 31,053rd most popular surname in the United States, with 707 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, it dropped to the 33,280th rank, a 7.17% decrease, and the count of people bearing the name also decreased by 2.83% to 687. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Fawver surname per 100,000 decreased by 11.54%, from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#31,053#33,280-7.17%
Count707687-2.83%
Proportion per 100k0.260.23-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fawver

Moving on to ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of those with the Fawver surname identified as White, making up 96.04% in 2000 and 93.89% in 2010, a slight decrease over the decade. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed an increase, moving from 1.70% in 2000 to 2.47% in 2010. The group that saw the largest growth was those identifying with two or more races, increasing by 71.76% from 2000 to 2010. Interestingly, the census recorded a new presence of Asian/Pacific Islander within this surname group in 2010, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category dropped to zero, and there was no recorded change in Black ethnicity bearers of the Fawver surname.

20002010Change
White96.04%93.89%-2.24%
Hispanic1.7%2.47%45.29%
Two or More Races0.85%1.46%71.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%1.31%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.85%0%0%