Explore the Family Name Gaver

The meaning of Gaver

Possibly an altered form of German Köber (see Kober) or Göber (see Gober).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gaver has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 20,935th most popular surname but dropped to the 24,787th position in 2010, marking an 18.4% decline. The total count of people with this surname also fell during this period from 1,171 to 1,005, signifying a 14.18% drop. As a result, the proportion of individuals named Gaver per 100,000 people decreased from 0.43 to 0.34, reflecting a 20.93% decline.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,935	#24,787	-18.4%
Count	1,171	1,005	-14.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.34	-20.93%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gaver

The ethnicity distribution of the Gaver surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The data reflects a predominantly white ethnic identity, which increased slightly from 93.85% to 95.32%. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic representation within the Gaver surname bearers, rising by 50.28% to make up 2.69% of the group in 2010. In contrast, the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased significantly from 1.88% to 0.50%, a change of -73.40%. The proportion of those identifying with two or more races also decreased during this period, dropping from 1.54% to 0.90%. No changes were observed among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native as these groups remained at zero throughout both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.85%	95.32%	1.57%
Hispanic	1.79%	2.69%	50.28%
Two or More Races	1.54%	0.9%	-41.56%
Black	1.88%	0.5%	-73.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%