Explore the Family Name Havener

The meaning of Havener

German (Saarland): probably a variant of Hafner.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Havener saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 15,530 in 2000 to 15,734 in 2010, representing a decrease of 1.31%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Havener name increased by 7.17% during the same period. However, the proportion of people named Havener per 100,000 population also declined slightly, from 0.64 in 2000 to 0.63 in 2010, showing a decrease of 1.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,530	#15,734	-1.31%
Count	1,729	1,853	7.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.63	-1.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Havener

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Havener, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census provides interesting insights. In 2010, the majority of people with the Havener surname were White (94.71%), a slight decrease from 95.89% in 2000. The representation of Havener among Hispanics increased by 60.92%, although they still only constituted 1.40% of all Haveners in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of people of two or more ethnicities bearing this surname rose by 45.86%, reaching 1.94% in 2010. The percentage of Black people with this surname decreased by 30.17% over the decade. Furthermore, in 2010, there was a recorded presence of Havener among Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Natives, where previously there had been none in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.89%	94.71%	-1.23%
Two or More Races	1.33%	1.94%	45.86%
Hispanic	0.87%	1.4%	60.92%
Black	1.16%	0.81%	-30.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.38%	0%