Explore the Family Name Harvison

The meaning of Harvison

English (Lincolnshire): patronymic from the personal name Harvey + ‘son’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Harvison has seen a decrease in recent years. In 2000, Harvison ranked 29,040 in popularity with a count of 769 people bearing the name. However, by 2010, the rank had slipped to 33,196 and only 689 people carried the surname, marking a 10.4% drop in count. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Harvison surname per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.29 to 0.23, resulting in a 20.69% decline.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,040	#33,196	-14.31%
Count	769	689	-10.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.23	-20.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Harvison

The ethnic identity associated with the Harvison surname demonstrates some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority of individuals identified as White (90.51% in 2000 to 87.95% in 2010), there was also a small but notable increase in those identifying as Black (from 5.98% to 6.53%). Interestingly, the census showed that for the first time in 2010, some people with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, both constituting around 1% of the Harvison population. The percentage of people who identified as belonging to two or more races also saw a significant rise from 1.04% in 2000 to 2.18% in 2010. However, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic remained nearly constant at around 1.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.51%	87.95%	-2.83%
Black	5.98%	6.53%	9.2%
Two or More Races	1.04%	2.18%	109.62%
Hispanic	1.43%	1.45%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.02%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.87%	0%